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Safe House (2017)
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A Grey Sigh In A Flower Husk (2007)
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Paper Tiger (2025)
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Progressive metal band from Heraklion, Crete active since 2009. Winter Crescent crafts ambitious progressive metal compositions from the ancient Minoan capital on Greece's largest island.
Melodic black metal band from Athens, Greece formed in 2021. Winter Eternal channels frozen darkness through melodic black metal that balances aggression with harmonic depth.
Perrysburg, Ohio's Winter Heart have been developing atmospheric black metal since 2013, embracing the genre's most expansive, ambient-leaning qualities to craft music that is less about shock and more about immersion. The flat, grey landscapes of northwest Ohio make for a fitting backdrop for this kind of cold, contemplative black metal.
Depressive black metal project from Piedmont, Italy active since 2015. Winter Martyrivm channels the bleakest emotional depths through DSBM from the Alpine foothills of northwestern Italy.
Black metal band from Östersund, Sweden formed in 2021. Winter Misanthropia channels the frozen hostility of the Jämtland mountains into cold, misanthropic black metal.
Colorado Springs's Winter Nacht have been playing traditional heavy metal since 2017, drawing on the Germanic connotations of their name to anchor a sound rooted in classic European metal traditions. The high-altitude, mountainous setting of Colorado suits the kind of grandiose, cold-edged metal that Winter Nacht build their songs around.
Progressive, alternative, and gothic metal band from Naples, Italy. Winter of Life weaves multiple genres into an atmospheric tapestry from the shadow of Mount Vesuvius.
Melodic black metal band from Groningen, Netherlands active since 2002. Winter of Sin has spent over two decades crafting melodic black metal from the capital of the northern Dutch provinces.
Melodic progressive power metal and hard rock band from Verona, Italy formed in 2019. Winter Owl blends technical proficiency with melodic accessibility from the city of the Arena.
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