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Zreet is a stoner metal band from Moscow, Russia, formed in 2019. They deliver heavy, fuzz-laden stoner metal and rock from the Russian capital's fertile underground scene.
ZSK is a Berlin, Germany punk rock and skate punk band formed in 1997, known for politically charged, anti-fascist lyrics delivered over melodic hardcore arrangements influenced by Bad Religion and Rise Against. The band released a trilogy of well-received albums through the late 1990s and 2000s before splitting in 2007, then reunited in 2011 and released the long-awaited Herz für die Sache (2013) on People Like You Records. Their Kein Bock auf Nazis campaign drew support from major German acts including Die Ärzte and Die Toten Hosen. They remain one of the most prominent voices in the German political punk scene.
Zuboroth is an experimental black metal band from Volgograd, Russia, formed in 2019. They push the boundaries of black metal through experimental approaches and unconventional compositions.
ZubZero is a thrash metal and metalcore band from Leeuwarden, Netherlands, formed in 2013. They blend the speed and aggression of thrash with the breakdowns and intensity of metalcore.
Zuckerburger is a death metal and deathcore band from Batiovo, Ukraine, formed in 2024. They deliver bone-crushing heaviness from the Transcarpathian region of western Ukraine.
Zuhatag is a heavy/speed metal band from Fegyvernek, Hungary. Their EPs "Season I. - Vesna" and "Season II. - Arbiter" showcase energetic metal with Eastern European lyrical themes.
Zuldar is a melodic death metal band from the Basque Country of Spain, formed in 2018. They deliver Scandinavian-influenced melodic death metal with an intensity rooted in their Basque metal underground origins.
Zulmet is a black metal band from Bartın, Turkey, formed in 2017. They deliver dark, atmospheric black metal from the Black Sea coast of northern Turkey.
Zulo is a heavy metal band from Figueres in Catalonia, Spain, formed in 2014. They play traditional heavy metal drawing from the long-running Spanish-language hard rock and metal tradition.
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