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Zivatar is an industrial gothic/doom metal band from Gyöngyös, Hungary, conceived as a solo project in 2012 with the full band assembled by 2017. Their extensive discography, from "The Sixth Chamber" (2015) through "Apocalypse Campaign," blends industrial harshness with gothic and doom atmospheres.
Zkbdkk is a black metal band from Nowy Targ in the Polish mountains, formed in 2025. Their cryptic name and mountain origins point to a raw, underground approach to the genre.
Zlatan is a stoner/sludge metal band from Stockholm, Sweden, formed in 2016. Named with Swedish flair, they deliver heavy, fuzz-drenched stoner and sludge metal from the Swedish capital.
Zlatko Štefančić is a progressive metal solo artist from Rijeka, Croatia, active since 2014. His work blends progressive metal with rock influences, and he also serves as a producer and mixing engineer for other Croatian metal bands including Zenoth.
Zli Mag is a thrash metal band from Pisarovina, Croatia, formed in 2023. They deliver fast, aggressive thrash metal representing the newest wave of the Croatian thrash scene.
Zlobnik is a blackened death metal band from Šibenik, Croatia, formed in 2018. Their releases include the self-titled album and "Pjev prokletnika," combining black and death metal in the tradition of Croatian extreme metal.
Zloslut was a black metal band from Belgrade, Serbia, active from 2010 to 2022. Their discography culminated in "Sahar" (2019) on Morbid Chapel Records, praised for its complex song structures and addictive melodies, drawing comparisons to Deathspell Omega and Plaga.
Zlost is a melodic death metal band from Tallinn, Estonia. They channel the classic Scandinavian melodic death metal tradition with aggressive yet melodic compositions rooted in the Estonian underground metal scene.
Zlotvor is a death/thrash metal band from Zagreb, Croatia, formed in 2024. Their chaotic and unpredictable sound features fast, heavy guitar riffs combined with blastbeats, grooves, d-beats, and traditional metal vocals.
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