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Awoken merges black and death metal from Chornomorsk near Odesa since 2021. Their awakening name drives compositions of renewed extremity from this Black Sea port town.
Axamenta is a progressive melodic black/death metal band from Zwijndrecht, Antwerp, Belgium, formed in 1993 with a catalog built around ambitious concept work. Their 2006 album "Ever-Arch-I-Tech-Ture" on Shiver Records and their 2024 EP "Spires" both explore a shared cinematic universe through complex, orchestrated compositions featuring prominent vocal harmonies and a self-described "organic horror atmosphere."
Axidance merges black metal with crust from Ryazan since 2009. Their acid-dance name captures the corrosive energy of their genre-crossing approach over fifteen years from this central Russian city.
Axiom Numen channels black metal from Turku since 2021, their philosophical-theological name suggesting music that grapples with fundamental truths and divine principles. Their approach brings intellectual depth to southwestern Finland's black metal scene.
Manchester's Axis of Light operate in raw black metal territory, crafting lo-fi compositions that prioritise atmosphere and primal aggression over production polish. Formed in 2022, the project explores the genre's most uncompromising extremes with a stripped-back, confrontational approach.
Axt is a black metal band from Braunlingen in the Black Forest of Germany, formed in 2022, whose simple, blunt German name meaning 'axe' reflects a stripped-down, uncompromising approach to the genre. The band channels black metal from the deep forests of the southwestern German highlands.
Ayperos was a black metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, active from 1994 to around 2021. The band took its name from the demonological Prince of Hell said to command thirty-six legions of demons, and their lyrical themes orbited occultism, Satanism, and Luciferian philosophy. They remained an underground independent act throughout their career, releasing material that adhered to classic second-wave black metal aesthetics.
Aypheros is a black metal band from Santiago, Chile, founded by guitarist and vocalist Jorge Pilquian (performing as Haizum), with current members including guitarist Ulthar, guitarist Rhaeadr, bassist H.S., and drummer Kerberos. The band has released three full-lengths — Ascendet Novissima Tua (2014), TziTzaudel (2018), and Impetu Spiritus (2023) on Umbrium Records — alongside the 2019 EP Oboth Iddeonim.
Aythya blends melodic death and black metal from Helsinki since 2017, named after the genus of diving ducks. Their ornithological name brings an unexpected natural-world reference to the dual-genre extreme metal they practice.
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