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Ackeron merges death and black metal from Suceava in Bukovina since 2018. Named after the River Acheron, from this historically rich northern Romanian city near the Ukrainian border, they craft infernal-river-inspired extremity.
Ackomas has been channeling black metal from the Cheshire town of Macclesfield since 2007, drawing nearly two decades of darkness from the edge of the Peak District. Their sustained activity makes them one of northwest England's most enduring black metal projects.
Black metal project of unknown origin named after the Mayan bat god of darkness. Mesoamerican mythology channeled through extreme music.
ACOD are a black metal, death metal, and industrial metal band from Osnabrück, Germany, formed in 2016, who channel the intersection of extreme metal subgenres into a corrosive whole. Not to be confused with the French black-death-melodic band of the same name, this Lower Saxony incarnation melds industrial harshness with black and death metal foundations.
Acolyte is a progressive and atmospheric black metal band from Fargo, North Dakota. With two releases, the band crafts expansive, layered black metal that draws from the stark, open landscapes of the Northern Plains.
Acouphène is a raw black metal project from the French underground since 2024, sharing the tinnitus-inspired name with their Lyonnaise counterparts but pursuing an entirely different sonic path. Their stripped-down approach embraces black metal's most hostile frequencies.
Acral Necrosis has been blending black and thrash metal from Leeds since 2011, their medical-term name referencing tissue death at the extremities. Over a decade of West Yorkshire extremity speaks to deep roots in the northern English underground.
Acrocanth practices black metal from Penza in central Russia as of 2025. Named after a dinosaur genus, their prehistoric reference brings ancient ferocity to freshly forged black metal.
Acrosome creates post-black metal from Ankara since 2014. Named after the sperm cell's cap-like structure, their biological-microscopy identity drives atmospheric compositions from the Turkish capital.
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