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Vienna, AT · 2014–present · active
Vienna-based outfit blending black metal intensity with post-rock atmospherics, Seagrave emerged in 2014 as part of Austria's growing post-black metal scene. Their sound weaves expansive, layered guitar work with harsh vocals and dynamic shifts between aggression and contemplation.
Paris, FR · 2006–present · active
Seaholder craft atmospheric sludge and post-metal from Paris, building oceanic, expansive compositions from the French capital. Active since 2006, they bring two decades of sea-holding heaviness to the Parisian underground.
Hyvinkää, FI · 2010–present · active
Seal of Beleth forge doom metal from Hyvinkaa in southern Finland, drawing their name from the demonology of the Ars Goetia. Active since 2010, they bring summoned weight to the Finnish doom tradition.
Kazan, RU · 2020–present · active
Kazan's Sealed pair death and melodic death metal from the Tatar capital since 2020. Their name of closure and Tatar-Russian crossroads origins channel the sealing of fate into compositions from the Volga's cultural heart.
Lausanne, CH · 2015–present · active
Sean Horror crafts gothic metal from Lausanne, channeling dark romanticism and atmospheric melancholy into heavy compositions. The project blends the brooding aesthetics of goth with metal's weight and intensity.
Helsinki, FI · 2018–present · active
Sear deal in death and black metal from Helsinki, channeling the burning intensity their name describes through extreme compositions. Active since 2018, they bring scorching darkness to the Finnish capital.
IT · 2015–present · active
Search for Light pair death and thrash metal from an undisclosed Italian location since 2015. Their paradoxically hopeful name stands in contrast to the aggressive darkness of their extreme metal output.
Gran Canaria, ES · 2014–present · active
Searching for a Hidden Place deliver melodic death metal and metalcore from Gran Canaria, combining Scandinavian melodeath with modern heaviness from the Canary Islands. Active since 2014, their evocative name matches their quest for emotional depth in extreme music.
DE · 2022–present · active
Seas of Cosmic Filth channel black metal through a lens of cosmic horror and interstellar decay, their evocative name setting the tone for compositions that explore the universe's darkest voids. Their German output adds a cosmic dimension to the national black metal landscape.

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