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Power and progressive metal band from Florence, Italy, active since 2019. Their sound blends power metal's melodic grandeur with progressive metal's structural complexity from the Renaissance city.
Danish sludge and doom band from Silkeborg performing entirely in their native language, creating heavy, dirty, and fuzz-drenched compositions since 2020. Their self-titled EP, recorded live at Lydpotten and produced by NP Nielsen, delivers four tracks of distortion-laden doom across 24 crushing minutes.
Dutch black metal project active since 2022, operating within the Netherlands' rich tradition of atmospheric black metal. Their sound channels the cold, flat landscapes of the Low Countries through black metal's dark sonic palette.
Epic doom metal duo from Vic in Catalonia, Spain, performing in the Catalan language with an old school doom metal flavor since 2014. Their albums including the self-titled debut and El Regne deliver elaborate, lengthy compositions that explore narrative-driven storytelling through crushing doom.
Danish black metal project from Langaa infused with industrial elements, created by industrial producer and composer Mirland. Their 2021 album Liv Uden Liv blends atmospheric and monotone black metal with dark ambient textures, released through LAEBEL on a limited edition of 50 cassettes.
Polish black metal project from Kielce, active since 2023 and whose name means 'torment' in Polish. Their sound channels the raw intensity of Polish black metal through compositions steeped in suffering.
Black metal band from Lyon, France, active since 2010 and rooted in the city's growing extreme metal community. Their sound channels French black metal's distinctive atmospheric approach through over a decade of underground activity.
Udande is a Danish one-man atmospheric black metal project currently based in Bratislava, Slovakia, with releases including Life of a Purist and Slow Death - A Celebration of Self-Hatred. The solo project channels depressive and atmospheric black metal through a nomadic, cross-border creative existence.
Ueldes is an atmospheric black metal project from Bled, Slovenia, formed in 2012 by Tilen Simon, whose band name is an archaic medieval word for the vast landscapes beneath the forests and mountains of the Eastern Alps. Their extensive discography of ten releases draws deep inspiration from the natural beauty of the Bled region.
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