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Xanathar is a black/doom metal project from Italy, formed in 2021 with releases including "Thunders over Waterdeep" and "Gold, Black and Crimson." Their fantasy-themed album titles and dark atmospheric compositions fuse the menace of black metal with the crushing weight of doom, channeling imagery drawn from epic and occult sources.
Xanathos is a blackened death metal band from Zaandam, Netherlands, formed in 2021. They deliver ferocious blackened death metal that fuses the melodic aggression of death metal with the atmospheric intensity of black metal, emerging from the Netherlands' prolific extreme metal scene.
Xanax is a heavy metal and hard rock band from Spytihnev, Czech Republic, active since 2005. Drawing their name and aesthetic from pharmaceutical culture, they deliver hard-hitting traditional metal with a hard rock edge, carving out a niche in the Czech metal scene over nearly two decades.
Xandelyer is a black metal project from Hanover, Germany, formed in 2009. The project channels atmospheric and raw black metal energy, contributing to Germany's extensive and varied black metal underground.
Xandr is a black metal project from Worcestershire, England, formed in 2020. The project releases atmospheric black metal through releases like "Trauma" and "Shaded," channeling darkness and introspection from the English countryside.
Founded in Bielefeld, Germany in 1994 by guitarist Marco Heubaum, Xandria reconstituted in 1999 and became one of the more consistent European symphonic metal acts over the following two decades. Their 2003 debut Kill the Sun charted in Germany, and albums including Ravenheart (2004), India (2005), and the later Neverworld's End (2012) built a loyal following in the Nightwish-influenced feminine-fronted symphonic metal tradition. The band has cycled through several vocalists — including Dianne van Giersbergen, who recorded Sacrificium and Theater of Dimensions — with Ambre Vourvahis fronting the 2023 album The Wonders Still Awaiting.
Xandril is a power/speed metal band from Hamburg, Germany, formed in 2012. They deliver high-octane riffing and soaring melodies in the classic European power/speed metal tradition, carrying on the legacy of Hamburg's storied heavy metal scene.
Xang is a progressive metal project from Cambray, France, formed in 2022. The project explores complex musical structures and atmospheric soundscapes within the progressive metal genre, reflecting the depth and ambition of the French progressive music tradition.
Xanthoma is a doom/death metal band from Manchester, England, formed in 2016. They merge the crushing weight of doom metal with the brutality of death metal, creating slow-burning, oppressive compositions rooted in Manchester's long tradition of heavy music.
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