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Melodic heavy metal band from the small Castilian town of Aranda de Duero, Spain, active since 2018. Their sound channels classic melodic heavy metal traditions with an emphasis on memorable hooks and soaring guitar melodies.
Urano is a black metal project from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, operating in an elite black metal and industrial war metal vein. Their discography includes "URÂNIO" (2019), "GENO-EXTER" (2020), and "U235" (2022), produced at Lunar Eyes Studio under the direction of Uran Cerebren.
Urantia is a post-black metal and blackgaze band from Bogotá, Colombia, formed in 2019. They released the EP "Samsāra" in 2019 — recorded, produced, mixed, and mastered entirely by the band that autumn — followed by the full-length "Vermis" in 2020. Their sound blends atmospheric black metal with shoegaze and post-metal textures.
Avant-garde black metal band from Raufoss, Norway, active since 2017 and exploring remote regions of metal music and mental space. Their releases including Aurum, Argentum, and Substratum push beyond conventional black metal boundaries while acknowledging Norwegian traditions.
Uray is a doom/post-metal band from Moscow, Russia, blending black metal, doom, hardcore, and neocrust through thematic storytelling that explores maritime tragedy, historical warfare, and existential darkness. Their 2015 debut Part 1 EP was recorded and mixed at YourWay Records in Moscow.
Death metal and hardcore band from Belfast, Northern Ireland, emerging in 2024 with an urban-themed approach to extreme music. Their sound fuses death metal's brutality with hardcore's street-level aggression.
Grindcore band from Tampere, Finland, active since 2023 and delivering short, explosive bursts of extreme music. Their sound channels grindcore's trademark blast beats and abrasive intensity from one of Finland's most metal-dense cities.
Heavy metal band from Bologna, Italy, active since 1998 with over two decades of experience. Their long-running presence in the Emilian capital has made them a fixture of the Italian traditional metal scene.
Stoner metal and rock band from Goes in the Dutch province of Zeeland, active since 2019. Their fuzz-laden grooves and heavy riffing channel the stoner metal tradition from the southwestern Netherlands.
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