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Antimensch is a black and thrash metal band from Guben, Germany, established in 2013 as the successor to the long-running project Schleisse Stankend Gliud, featuring gref grf on vocals, evil on guitar, neosathan on drums, and dschonsen on bass. Their 2017 album Sei Gott delivers seven original tracks of anti-religious, provocative metal alongside covers of Mayhem, Slayer, Twisted Sister, and Darkthrone, released in limited physical editions of two hundred CDs and one hundred eleven hand-numbered vinyl copies.
Black metal project that migrated from San Francisco to Brooklyn. Their Silent Hill-inspired EP and follow-up single Equivalent Exchange draw from video game aesthetics and alchemical philosophy, filtering pop-culture references through atmospheric black metal.
Antinomus has evolved from black metal into industrial and ambient territory from Beverwijk in North Holland since 2022. Their antinomian-derived name — suggesting opposition to moral law — drives compositions that defy genre boundaries.
Snoqualmie, Washington NWOTHM project with six releases since 2014, including the umlaut-adorned First Strÿke. A prolific force in the Pacific Northwest's traditional metal revival, operating from the small mountain town famous as the setting for Twin Peaks.
Antipope has evolved from progressive black metal origins into a genre-defying force from Oulu, incorporating industrial, gothic, doom, and heavy metal influences across seven albums including "Desert" and "Apostle of Infinite Joy." Built on foundations of 1980s heavy metal and 1990s black metal, they've become one of northern Finland's most adventurous and unpredictable bands.
Antiquarium channels raw black metal and noise from an undisclosed Italian location since 2022. Their museum-derived name — a place where ancient artifacts are displayed — contrasts with the deliberately primitive, lo-fi quality of their sonic output.
Antiquary operates at the dark intersection of black and death metal in Barcelona, crafting funereal extremity since 2019. Their music evokes the weight of ancient burial rites, with a sound as oppressive as the Catalan summer heat.
Durham, North Carolina black metal project emerging in 2024 with rapid-fire releases. Echoes of Isolation and Exploration arrive in quick succession, building an atmospheric black metal catalog from the Research Triangle's surprisingly fertile extreme underground.
Antiquus Infestus merges black and death metal from Cesena in Emilia-Romagna since 2011. Their Latin name meaning 'ancient enemy' drives over a decade of dual-genre hostility from the birthplace of Pope Pius VI.
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