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Kharkiv-based black metal and symphonic metal act, active since 2013 delivering lush keyboard atmospherics layered over crushing rhythmic power. Rooted in one of Eastern Europe's most resilient metal scenes, uncompromising in their vision, they deliver exactly what their audience demands.
Östersund-based folk metal and symphonic metal act, active since 2021 delivering lush keyboard atmospherics layered over crushing rhythmic power. Rooted in Sweden's legendary metal infrastructure, uncompromising in their vision, they deliver exactly what their audience demands.
A product of Italy's deep-rooted extreme metal underground, this Reggio Emilia-based power metal and symphonic metal act channels cinematic sweep and operatic vocals over thundering metal arrangements. Active since 2018, the combination of influences yields something more interesting than any single genre label implies.
Firmly rooted in symphonic metal, this Italian actfrom Taranto delivers lush keyboard atmospherics layered over crushing rhythmic power without compromise. They've been at it since 2025, and their sound resists easy categorization, blending influences into something distinctly their own.
Part of the Gothenburg school's homeland, this act channels symphonic metal with a focus on orchestral grandeur married to heavy guitar-driven foundations. Formed in 2015, based in Landskrona, every recording pushes a little further into uncharted sonic territory.
Symphonic metal band from Paris, France active since 2015. They deliver orchestral, cinematic metal from the heart of the French capital.
Straddling the line between power metal and symphonic metal, this Hungarian actfrom Tatabánya fuses lush keyboard atmospherics layered over crushing rhythmic power into a cohesive whole. They've been at it since 2013, and their sound resists easy categorization, blending influences into something distinctly their own.
Part of Italy's underrated but thriving metal community, this act channels black metal and symphonic metal with a focus on orchestral grandeur married to heavy guitar-driven foundations. Formed in 1998, based in Rome, every recording pushes a little further into uncharted sonic territory.
Underground to the core, this symphonic metal act from Saint Petersburg traffics in orchestral grandeur married to heavy guitar-driven foundations. Since 2014, they've built a catalog that reflects Russia's sprawling, uncompromising metal landscape.
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