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Masters of Morbidity (2022)
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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Azutboisuzs practices black metal from Šaštín-Stráže in western Slovakia since 2023. Their deliberately unpronounceable name adds enigmatic hostility to black metal from this pilgrimage town famous for its Marian basilica.
Azuth crafts ambient and atmospheric black metal from Donetsk since 2018, named after the Forgotten Realms deity of wizards and magic. From this war-affected eastern Ukrainian city, they channel arcane mysticism through expansive atmospheric compositions that seek transcendence beyond their troubled surroundings.
Azzagrat channels black metal from Utsjoki, Finland's northernmost municipality at the very edge of the Arctic, since 2025. Their demonic name and extreme geographic location make them quite possibly the most northerly black metal act in all of Europe.
Azzaya practices black metal from Portalegre in the Alentejo since 2024. From this fortress town in one of Portugal's most sparsely populated regions, they channel the vast, sun-scorched emptiness of the Alentejo plains.
Azziard has been fusing black and death metal from Paris since 2005, contributing to the French capital's extreme metal community for two decades. Their enigmatic name and sustained activity mark them as a fixture of the Parisian underground.
Aatra is a solo avant-garde black metal project from Brandenburg, Germany, created by Kimberly Fionna Candis, who writes, performs, and programs all music. The 2025 debut album The Nine Billion Heads of God, released on cassette through Cirsium Kollektivet, delivers thirteen tracks blending atmospheric black metal with philosophical and spiritual exploration across themes of cosmic transcendence and divine unity.
Athigra is a depressive black metal project from Germany, formed in March 2020, whose prolific catalog includes albums like Alles zu Asche, Die Seele des Waldes, Endzeit, and Staub zu Staub. The project was born from a desire to express hatred for social constraints and the lack of escape, channeling personal anguish and societal frustration through raw, emotionally extreme DSBM.
Ašarma practices raw black metal from Kurgan in the Trans-Ural region since 2021. Their diacritical-laden name adds visual distinction to lo-fi compositions from this western Siberian steppe city.
Aūkels crafts atmospheric black metal from Olsztyn in Warmia-Masuria since 2021. Their name, carrying Baltic linguistic echoes, connects to the ancient Prussian heritage of their northeastern Polish lakeland setting.
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