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Slave to the Scalpel (2021)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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State Of Unrest (2023)
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Antagoniste merges avant-garde experimentation, black metal, and sludge from the French underground since 2007, creating a genre-defying sound of nearly two decades. Their contrarian name suits a project that deliberately opposes conventional musical boundaries.
Danville, California deathcore and grindcore pioneers with roots stretching back to 1998. Six releases across a decade make them one of the earliest American deathcore acts, predating the genre's mainstream breakthrough from the East Bay suburbs.
Antagrel practices black metal from İzmir since 2019. Their name drives compositions of atmospheric hostility from Turkey's third-largest city on the Aegean coast.
Eugene, Oregon black metal entity whose 2015 self-titled EP channels the Pacific Northwest's primeval forests into raw atmospheric extremity. A single statement of intent from the Willamette Valley underground.
New York City black metal project with six releases since 2022, including modular synthesis sample packs that blur the line between metal and electronic experimentation. Named after the red supergiant star, their music reflects a cosmic ambition rare in the underground.
Antares Predator merges black and thrash metal from Trondheim since 2010. Named after the red supergiant star paired with a hunter's identity, their stellar-predatory combination drives aggressive metal from central Norway.
Ante Vitam channels black metal from Rome since 2022, their Latin name meaning 'before life' suggesting a pre-existence darkness. From the Eternal City, they explore what lies before birth through extreme metal's most hostile vocabulary.
Ante-Inferno channels black metal from the Yorkshire seaside town of Scarborough since 2017, their Dantean name referencing the vestibule before Hell's gates. Their coastal origins feed atmospheric compositions drawn from the North Sea's bleakness.
Paramount black metal project from the California underground.
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