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Astagaad creates blackened death metal from Gävle since 2022. Their invented name drives compositions of combined extremity from this northern Swedish port city.
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Tampa death metal project named after the Great Duke of Hell. Three releases since 2020 including In Reverence To The Machine God blend occult and technological horror from the birthplace of Florida death metal.
Warminster's Astarothica conjure occult black metal steeped in eerie atmospherics and ritualistic intensity. Formed in 2023, the project channels dark mysticism through raw, lo-fi compositions that evoke dread and otherworldly menace.
Asteden channels black metal from Rovaniemi in Finnish Lapland since 2018, drawing from the extreme darkness of the polar winter. Their Arctic location infuses their sound with a genuine coldness that many black metal acts can only simulate.
Astel Oscora channels atmospheric black metal from Moscow since 2010. Over fifteen years of activity, their evocative name has guided compositions of dark atmospheric beauty from the Russian capital.
Saint Paul, Minnesota black metal project whose 2019 EPs — some small star and Stranded — bring a delicate, lowercase aesthetic to atmospheric black metal. The floral name and celestial imagery suggest a softer lens on the genre's cosmic preoccupations.
Asterius crafts blackened symphonic and gothic metal from Stuttgart since 2021, named after the Minotaur's lesser-known mythological name. From the Swabian capital, they merge orchestral darkness with extreme metal in compositions of mythic scale.
Astharioth channels experimental black metal from Tiel in Gelderland since 2014. Their demonic name — a variant of Astaroth — drives unconventional compositions that push black metal's boundaries from this Betuwe river town.
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