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ManiaCult (2021)
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Soundtrack to Your Escape (The Quiet Place Version) (2022)
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Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
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Como's Sign of Evil channel black metal from the shores of the famous Lombard lake since 2023. Their name references both classic Sodom and the spiritual darkness they explore in their atmospheric compositions.
Rovereto's Sign of the Jackal deliver heavy metal from the Trentino hills since 2008. Named for the Egyptian divine canid, they channel ancient mystique through nearly two decades of classic-styled metal.
Signal to Noise play heavy metal from Haltern am See in North Rhine-Westphalia, their audio-engineering-inspired name hinting at a focus on clarity and impact in their compositions. Active since 2016, they channel the traditional metal tradition from the Munsterland region.
Signaux du Vide, meaning 'signals from the void,' is a French raw black metal project incorporating dark ambient elements, launched in 2024. Their compositions oscillate between harsh, lo-fi black metal passages and cavernous electronic drones.
Significance deliver thrash metal from Berlin, channeling the genre's aggressive velocity from the German capital. Formed in 2023, they represent the newest wave of Berlin thrash.
Death/thrash metal band from Tongeren, Belgium's oldest city, active since 2017. Their aggressive hybrid of death and thrash metal brings extreme intensity to a town better known for its Roman heritage than its metal output.
Signs of Decline plays death/groove metal from Paris, having formed in 2023. Their chunky, rhythmically propulsive sound melds modern death metal's low-tuned ferocity with groove metal's head-nodding syncopation.
Signs of Execution deliver groove and death metal from Tallinn, combining rhythmic heaviness with extreme metal's aggression. Active since 2016, they bring execution-themed intensity to the Estonian capital's metal scene.
Orvieto's Signs Preyer craft groove metal from the dramatic Umbrian cliff-top city since 2022. Their wordplay name and visually stunning hometown create an evocative context for their rhythmically punishing sound.
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