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Infinite Terror (2022)
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Inhale The Noise (2026)
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Apocalypse (2023)
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Verona's Sepolcro channel death metal with a name meaning "sepulcher" in Italian since 2013. Their Veneto origins in the city of Romeo and Juliet add a layer of dark romance to their morbid sound.
Seppuka rip through thrash metal and crossover from Cesky Tesin, a border town straddling Czech and Polish territory. Their high-energy sound reflects the crossover tradition's fusion of punk urgency with thrash metal's technical aggression.
Partizanske's Sepsa deliver death metal from the central Slovak industrial town since 2016. Their sepsis-derived name channels the biological process of systemic infection into compositions of clinical extremity.
Turin's Sepsi deal in doom and sludge metal since 2025. Their medical-sounding name, suggesting sepsis, implies a music that spreads through the body like a slow, systemic infection of heaviness.
Austrian melodic heavy metal band from the Salzburg-area town of Hallein, formed in 2021. Their approach marries classic heavy metal melody and songcraft with modern production sensibilities, contributing to the continued vitality of traditional metal in the Austrian scene.
Septaria craft progressive doom/death metal from the Provencal town of Pertuis, building elaborate, crushing compositions from the Luberon region. Formed in 2024, they bring geological (septarian nodule) depth to the southeastern French scene.
La Spezia's Septem play heavy metal from the Ligurian naval port since 2024. Their Latin name meaning "seven" adds classical weight to a sound rooted in traditional metal foundations.
Imola's September Damage blend death and melodic death metal from the famous motorsport city since 2012. Their location on the Autodromo circuit's doorstep infuses their sound with a sense of velocity and impact.
Septemberwolf deliver death metal and death 'n' roll from Lahti, combining the genre's aggression with rock 'n' roll swagger. Emerging in 2025, they bring lupine intensity to the Paijat-Hame scene.
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