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Drag Me to Hell (2021)
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De Doorn (2022)
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Drowned in my Loneliness (2008)
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Syndrion play heavy metal from the Rhineland-Palatinate capital of Mainz, channeling classic metal energy from the banks of the Rhine. Active since 2017, they bring traditional metal fire to one of Germany's oldest cities.
Syndrome craft progressive metal from Vantaa, building intricate compositions that diagnose and explore complex musical themes. Active since 2013, they bring clinical precision to the Finnish capital region's progressive scene.
Syndrone push progressive metal and shred from Basel, showcasing virtuosic guitar work and complex arrangements that prioritize technical mastery. Their instrumentally driven sound channels the ambitious spirit of progressive metal's most dexterous practitioners.
Malmo's Synekrosis deliver death metal from Sweden's third city since 2018. Their Greek-derived name referencing cellular death channels the biological process of tissue necrosis into compositions of Skane-bred extremity.
Moscow's Synkletos have been pairing melodic doom and death metal since 2011. Their Greek-derived name meaning "senate" or "assembly" channels the authority of collective judgment into over a decade of compositions that merge melody with funereal weight.
Synode channels black metal from the Aquitaine corridor between Bordeaux and Hendaye, active since 2012. Their name, meaning 'synod,' borrows religious assembly terminology to frame black metal steeped in anti-clerical and occult themes.
Synthetic Mirage deliver melodic death metal and metalcore from the Castilian city of Burgos, combining Scandinavian melodeath with modern heaviness. Formed in 2024, they bring illusory intensity to the northern Castilian scene.
Partizanske's Synthetically Revived deliver brutal death metal from the central Slovak industrial town since 2016. Their artificial-resurrection name channels the technological reanimation of the dead into compositions of mechanized extremity.
Synthre channel avant-garde black metal from the Finnish underground, pushing beyond conventional black metal into synthetic, experimental territories. Emerging in 2025, they bring artificial darkness to the Finnish avant-garde scene.
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