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Aetherra is the solo progressive black and death metal project of Benedikt Brixius from Bonn, Germany, exploring themes of mysticism and self-reflection. Releases like the album Rán and tracks Fylgja and Deconstruct reveal a project that merges black metal's intensity with progressive structures and introspective depth.
Aethervoid crafts atmospheric black metal with progressive elements from the French underground since 2025, their cosmic name evoking the emptiness between stars. The project represents the newest wave of France's atmospheric extreme metal.
Aethyrium is a melodic black/death metal project from Portland, Oregon. Their 2016 demo introduced the project's blend of melodic sensibility with the raw intensity of black and death metal, rooted in Portland's thriving extreme music scene.
Aetos is a black and heavy metal band from Chicago with a career stretching back to 2009. Across five full-lengths and two EPs, the band has charted an eclectic path — from "I am 1991" through "False Flag" to 2024's "Love in Unfavored Light" — blending black metal's abrasiveness with heavy metal's accessibility in unpredictable ways.
Aetranok is a black metal project that originated in Aztec, New Mexico before relocating to Durango, Colorado. Their 2018 EP "Kingdoms of the Black Sepulcher" delivers seven tracks of occult-themed black metal from the Four Corners region, one of the most remote corners of the American metal underground.
Aeveron are a black metal, death metal, and melodic death metal band from Zwickau in Saxony, Germany, formed in 2025, who represent the newest generation of extreme metal in the Erzgebirge foothills. Their approach draws from multiple strands of extreme metal to create a multifaceted sound.
Aevi is a post-black metal and post-rock project from Bend, Oregon. The project blends the atmospheric qualities of both genres against the backdrop of Central Oregon's high desert landscape.
Aevlord channels black metal with experimental and symphonic elements from Suresnes in the Parisian suburbs since 2007. Nearly two decades of genre-blending activity have carved out a unique space within the Île-de-France metal underground.
Afar is an atmospheric and post-black metal project from New Jersey. Across five releases between 2018 and 2022, including the full-lengths "Rational Ecstasy" and "tell me more," the project navigates the space between black metal's intensity and post-rock's emotional expansiveness with an introspective, melancholic voice.
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