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Astharoth was a Belgian black metal band from Westmalle, Antwerp, formed around 2000 and now split up. They operated as an independent act in the Antwerp-area underground extreme metal scene.
Asthenic Syn practices black metal from Stavropol since 2016. Their medical-term name — 'asthenic syndrome' suggesting chronic weakness — brings clinical precision to black metal from the North Caucasus.
Toledo, Ohio black metal project channeling the Rust Belt's industrial decay and harsh Lake Erie winters into frigid, atmospheric extremity.
Astma channels black metal from Saint Petersburg since 2022. Their name — the Russian spelling of 'asthma' — brings respiratory distress to black metal from the city on the Neva.
Astora merges death and black metal from an undisclosed Slovenian location since 2020. Their Dark Souls-referencing name brings videogame mythology to dual-genre extremity from this small Alpine nation.
Colonia, New Jersey thrash metal act with two releases since 2011. Earthly Welking — an archaic term for the heavenly vault — adds literary depth to their Jersey thrash.
Canton, Georgia black metal project conjuring cosmic darkness from the Atlanta exurbs, blending occult themes with atmospheric extremity from the Deep South.
Minneapolis black metal project whose 2017 EP SYZYGY — the astronomical alignment of celestial bodies — channels cosmic phenomena through atmospheric extremity from the Twin Cities.
Astral Clocktower is a Belgian raw black metal and dungeon synth project from Flanders, built around celestial and cosmic themes summed up in the guiding maxim "the sky and the cosmos are one." The project has released material including "Old Yharnam" and "Research Hall," blending primitive black metal hostility with atmospheric dungeon synth passages.
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