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Where Fear And Weapons Meet (2021)
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AMENRA “De zotte morgen” (written by Zjef Vanuytsel) (2020)
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Featured Doom Metal Album
With Fang and Claw (2025)
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Sorgerth forge black/death metal from the Basque fishing port of Bermeo, channeling maritime darkness and extreme aggression. Active since 2014, they bring Bay of Biscay intensity to the Basque extreme scene.
Sorgetid (meaning "Time of Sorrow" in Nordic languages) practice black metal from Hyvinkaa in southern Finland, channeling grief and temporal anguish. Formed in 2020, they bring mournful darkness to the Finnish black metal scene.
Kaliningrad's Sorgland practice black metal from the Baltic exclave since 2021. Their Scandinavian-derived name meaning "land of sorrow" channels Nordic melancholy into atmospheric compositions from Russia's isolated western territory.
Sorh practice atmospheric black metal from Berlin, building immersive, textured compositions from the German capital. Formed in 2021, they bring ethereal intensity to Berlin's deep black metal underground.
Soriben deliver melodic death and black metal from Seville, combining Scandinavian extreme metal influences with Andalusian passion. Active since 2009, they bring the warmth of southern Spain to the cold fury of Nordic-inspired extremity.
Sorrowful Winds channel depressive black metal from the Finnish underground, exploring the genre's most desolate emotional landscapes. Active since 2014, they bring wind-borne grief to the Finnish DSBM scene.
Osby's Sorthug practice black metal from the small Skane town since 2020. Their Swedish name meaning "black stroke" or "black blow" channels the impact of darkened force into atmospheric compositions from the southern Swedish countryside.
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Sortsind (Danish for "Black Mind" or "Melancholy") practice black metal from Copenhagen, channeling the genre's darkest psychological dimensions. Formed in 2020, they bring mental darkness to the Danish capital's black metal ecosystem.
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