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Zandrium is a black metal band from Paimio, Finland, formed in 2013. They contribute to Finland's rich legacy of black metal with a raw, uncompromising sound.
Zangryus is a gothic metal band from Reading, England, formed in 2014. They explore dark, atmospheric territory through the lens of gothic metal, blending heavy riffs with melancholic melodies.
Zanity is a heavy/power metal band from Eksjö, Sweden, formed in 2018. They deliver melodic heavy and power metal drawing from the rich Swedish tradition of the genre.
Zaplaxa is a thrash metal and metalcore band from Ihtiman, Bulgaria, featuring a five-piece lineup fronted by vocalist Michael Masov. Their 2017 debut "When Dreams Become Brutality" is a hard-hitting 11-track album recorded at Soundlurker Studio, featuring guest vocals from members of 40 Days Later and ex-Insmouth.
Zapovit is a black metal band from Huliaipole, Ukraine, formed in 2025. They represent the latest generation of Ukrainian black metal, forging extreme music from a country with a deep tradition in the genre.
Zappainculo is a groove metal band from Ponte San Pietro near Bergamo, Italy, formed in 2017. Their EP "Born in Rage" (2017) delivers a "dirty mix of groove metal and suburban hardcore attitude," recorded at Il Fosso Records with engineer Diego Marchesi.
Zaprti Oddelek is a grindcore/crust punk band from Slovenia, formed in 2013. Their albums feature rapid-fire blasts recorded across Ljubljana and Nova Gorica, with physical releases distributed through multiple international underground labels.
Zaqqoem is a black/death metal band from North Brabant, Netherlands, formed in 2020. Their releases include the "Sacraccultus" EP and "...and Winter's Dregs Made Desolate," conjuring chaotic, abrasive extreme metal they describe as "a disintegrating boulder thrown into the pits of Hell."
Zaragon is a heavy/power metal band from Jönköping, Sweden, formed in 2000. As one of the longer-running power metal acts in Småland, they deliver epic, melodic heavy and power metal.
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