Defined as a “cluster of metal subgenres characterized by sonic, verbal, and visual transgression”. The term usually refers to a more abrasive, harsher, underground, non-commercialized style associated with the speed metal, thrash metal, black metal, death metal, and doom metal genres.

Band Profile / Biography Name: ATHAMEOrigin: Dresden, GermanyGenre / Style: Occult Rock / Wicca-inspired Retro / Psych / Doom / LoFi & DIY Aesthetic The Vision & Sound ATHAME is a Dresden-based occult rock collective that merges esoteric motifs, metaphysical themes, and introspective darkness with a DIY musical ethos. Their sound dwells in twilight zones, somewhere between psych,…

Piranha Death/Thrash Pioneers PIRANHA was formed in 1987 by Giannis (guitar & vocals), Kostas (bass) and drummer Michalis (from Deviser), which makes them one of the pioneers of Greek metal music. After the drums were taken over permanently by Babis (from Fragile Vastness) and a little later Denis (guitar) from Acid Death joined. They have…

Acid Death Greece’s Pioneers of Progressive Death Metal Who Refused to Conform Few bands in Greece’s metal underground ever shook the scene like ACID DEATH. Formed in 1989, they didn’t just push boundaries—they kicked them down. Over the course of 12 blistering years, they earned a reputation as one of the most controversial and subversive…

Sulferon: A Journey Through Greek Black Metal Born from the shadows of Naoussa, Greece, in 2002, Sulferon emerged with a singular vision: to craft raw, uncompromising black metal deeply rooted in the genre’s traditions while forging its own identity. Founded by the enigmatic Typhonas and Aborym, the band set out to honor their influences and…
