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Summers of Emesh craft progressive black/doom metal from Berlin, blending atmospheric complexity with crushing heaviness and cosmic themes. Formed in 2023, they bring Sumerian-mythological depth to the German capital's progressive extreme scene.
Summon King Sykes channel stoner metal from Copenhagen, building riff-heavy compositions with the ritualistic energy their summoning-themed name suggests. Active since 2018, they bring occult stoner vibes to the Danish capital.
Summoned to Die deliver death metal from the Jutland harbor town of Kolding, channeling the fatal inevitability their name describes. Active since 2018, they bring death-sentenced intensity to the South Jutland scene.
Vienna's Summoning formed in 1993 and quickly abandoned straightforward black metal in favor of a deeply atmospheric, keyboard-driven sound rooted almost entirely in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth mythology. Across eight studio albums on Napalm Records — including Dol Guldur (1996), Stronghold (1999), Oath Bound (2006), and With Doom We Come (2018) — the duo of Protector and Silenius developed a signature style built on programmed drums, layered synths, and choral arrangements. The band has never performed live, functioning strictly as a studio entity throughout their career.
Summoning Hellgates forge black/death metal from Madrid, opening infernal portals through extreme compositions. Emerging in 2025, they bring hellish intensity to the Spanish capital's underground.
Summoning Sickness forge epic heavy and doom metal from Aalborg in northern Jutland, combining the grandeur of epic metal with doom's crushing weight. Formed in 2022, they bring spell-casting heaviness to the North Jutland underground.
Summum Silentium ("Supreme Silence") channel black metal from the Rafzerfeld region, drawing on the genre's contemplative and atmospheric traditions. Their music balances the ferocity of black metal with moments of eerie, meditative stillness.
Black metal project from Plovdiv, active since 2017, whose name means "twilight" in Bulgarian. Their atmospheric approach draws on the liminal imagery of dusk to fuel compositions poised between light and darkness.
Sun Decays channel doom/death metal from the Baltic port of Rostock, building ponderous compositions that explore stellar decay and cosmic entropy. Formed in 2023, they bring solar-themed devastation to Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
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