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Infinite Terror (2024)
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With Fang and Claw (2025)
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Drowned in my Loneliness (2008)
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Symphonic black metal band from Berlin, Germany, active since 1999. With over a quarter century of activity, Cryogenic blend orchestral grandeur with black metal intensity.
Blackened symphonic heavy metal project from Vienna, Austria, formed in 2017. They merge the grandeur of symphonic arrangements with the darkness of black metal and the power of traditional heavy metal into an ambitious, layered sound.
Symphonic death-deathcore act from Örebro, formed in 2023. Cryptic Doom merges orchestral elements with modern extreme metal from central Sweden.
Symphonic black metal project from Leuven, Belgium, formed in 2024. They blend orchestral grandeur with the ferocity of black metal, adding to the rich tradition of Belgian symphonic extremity.
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Symphonic black metal act from the Greek port city of Volos, active since 2015. Cychaeon blends orchestral grandeur with tremolo-picked ferocity in a nod to Hellenic tradition.
Progressive symphonic metal band from Chambery in the French Alps, active since 2009. They blend progressive complexity with symphonic grandeur from the Savoie region.
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