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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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With Fang and Claw (2025)
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Dust in Mind is an electronic/symphonic/groove metal band from Strasbourg, France, formed in 2015. They create a modern fusion of electronic elements, symphonic grandeur, and groove metal.
Dustborn is a band from České Budějovice, Czech Republic, formed in 2019, that evolved from symphonic death metal into atmospheric black metal. Their music explores dystopian themes, post-apocalyptic visions, and dark sci-fi narratives.
DwellingSouls is a black metal and symphonic metal band from Karmoy, Norway, formed in 2015. The project merges black metal's darkness with symphonic grandeur from the coastal island.
Dxvxdxd Sxlf is a symphonic black/gothic metal band from Clermont-Ferrand, France, formed in 2018. Their cryptic name signals an enigmatic fusion of symphonic black and gothic metal.
Dysrider is a symphonic death metal project from Morges, Switzerland, blending orchestral grandeur with extreme metal intensity across releases like 'Bury The Omen,' 'Resilience,' and 'DawnFall.' Active since 2010, the project merges symphonic textures with crushing heaviness.
Progressive metal and symphonic metal band from Paris, France formed in 2018. They blend orchestral ambition with progressive metal complexity from the French capital.
Modena, Italy — symphonic metal of the most uncompromising kind. Active since 2020, they deal in cinematic sweep and operatic vocals over thundering metal arrangements. The combination of influences yields something more interesting than any single genre label implies.
Bari's metal underground has produced no shortage of heavy acts, and this progressive metal and symphonic metal unit is among them — wielding labyrinthine compositions spanning multiple movements and moods. Their sound resists easy categorization, blending influences into something distinctly their own.
Symphonic metal band from Annaberg-Buchholz in Saxony's Erzgebirge mountains, blending orchestral grandeur with heavy metal power since 2015. Their name evokes the dark elegance that characterizes their fusion of classical and metal elements.
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