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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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Poltava symphonic/gothic black metal project launched in 2024, merging orchestral grandeur with dark romanticism and extreme metal intensity from central Ukraine. Their cinematic approach channels drama through a black metal lens.
Nazgul Rising is a black/symphonic metal band from Rome, Italy, active since 2005. Named after Tolkien's ringwraiths, they combine orchestral sweep with black metal ferocity.
Nebola is a black/symphonic metal band from Seixal in the Lisbon metropolitan area, active since 2009. They pair orchestral grandeur with black metal ferocity from south of the Tagus.
Odesa symphonic black/death/progressive metal act formed in 2018, fusing orchestral grandeur with extreme metal complexity from Ukraine's Black Sea port city. Their ambitious multi-genre approach channels drama through technical precision.
Nebuleyes is a symphonic/progressive metal band from Nice, France, started in 1999 by Xavier Boscher and Benjamin Masson. Their catalog, from 2004's Digital EnfanT through multiple EPs and compilations, delivers a modern blend of heavy progressive rock and symphonic metal.
Luleå symphonic black/death metal act formed in 2010, blending orchestral grandeur with extreme metal ferocity from the northernmost major city on the Swedish Baltic coast. Their cinematic approach adds drama to the darkness.
Necrosphera is a symphonic black metal band from Le Creusot, France, whose 2014 album Linguam Autem Diaboli fuses black and death metal with symphonic elements across nine tracks of blasphemous extremity. Their sound explores the darker reaches of black/death metal fusion.
Nekromantas is a black/gothic/symphonic metal band from Messina, Sicily, active since 2023. They weave orchestral darkness from the city at the tip of the Sicilian peninsula.
Nekromatics is a black/death/symphonic metal band from Almada across the Tagus from Lisbon, formed in 2025. They combine multiple extreme metal elements with orchestral ambition.
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