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Piles of Festering Decomposition (2020)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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The Anthropocene Extinction (2015)
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Athens' Apoplous ('departure' or 'voyage' in Greek) craft black metal inspired by nautical journeys and ancient Greek seafaring traditions. Emerging in 2023, they bring a maritime thematic dimension to the Hellenic black metal scene.
Straddling black metal, death metal, and melodic black metal from the Sevillian town of Arahal, Apoptosis has been exploring extreme metal's full spectrum since 2016. Their genre-fluid approach, which also incorporates thrash and grind elements, reflects a band unwilling to be confined to a single sonic identity.
Apostata channels black metal from Tampere since 2022, their Latin name meaning "apostate" signaling a rejection of orthodoxy through extreme music. The project adds to Tampere's reputation as one of Finland's most productive metal cities.
Apostema is a death and black metal band from Saarland, Germany, formed in 2026, representing one of the newest entries into the German extreme metal scene. The band channels the combined ferocity of death and black metal from the small western German state bordering France.
Aposthate has evolved from black and death metal into brutal death metal from Caltanissetta in central Sicily since 2010. Their heretical name drives extremity that has grown more punishing with each phase, deep in the Sicilian interior.
Apostle of Satan practices black metal from Trondheim since 2024. Their blasphemous dedication drives compositions of devotional darkness from Norway's ecclesiastical capital, the seat of the country's Lutheran archbishop.
Apostoł practices black metal from an undisclosed Polish location since 2017. Their Polish name meaning 'apostle' brings religious weight to their anonymous black metal ministry.
Brooklyn black metal project with a remarkable seven releases since 2024, including the full-length Albedo and cinematically titled singles. The punctuation-mark name signals a minimalist aesthetic that contrasts with their prolific creative output.
Charlotte, North Carolina black/death metal project. Their untitled debut represents another node in the Carolinas' growing network of extreme metal acts.
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