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Agaharet channels raw black metal from Bologna since 2017, bringing lo-fi hostility to the sophisticated cultural landscape of Emilia-Romagna. Their obscure name adds mystique to a sound that values atmosphere and rawness over production polish.
Against All is a thrash metal and hardcore band from Tampa, Florida. Their 2020 full-length "2017-2019" compiles the band's formative years into a single release of crossover aggression.
Chicago black/death metal project. Pestilence-fighting extremity from the Windy City.
Agalarieth are a black metal band from Valdivia, Chile, who released the demo "Dark Path Begins" in 2011, recorded at Black King studio in Valdivia and issued as a pro-CDR limited to 300 copies. The four-track demo was also distributed on cassette through labels including Anti Cosmic Productions and Depressive Illusions Records.
Agaliarept is a black metal project from California named after a demon from occult grimoire tradition. Their two EPs — "Human sacrificium" (2017) and "Necro Lust Invocation" (2019) — deliver raw, occult-themed black metal steeped in the traditions of the Second Wave.
Agaliareth is a black metal band from San Cristobal de La Laguna in the Canary Islands, Spain, formed in 2017, channeling black metal's dark aggression from the Atlantic archipelago. The band takes its name from demonic tradition, reflecting the occult themes central to their black metal approach.
Agaliaretph is a black metal band from Madrid, Spain, formed in 2017, whose name references the demon Agaliarept from the Grand Grimoire. The band delivers black metal from Spain's capital city, channeling demonological themes through the genre's hostile framework.
Agalirept practices black metal from Malbork since 2017, named after a demon from the Grand Grimoire. From the shadow of Europe's largest Gothic castle, they summon compositions of infernal authority.
Agalloch was one of the most revered bands in American atmospheric metal, based in Portland, Oregon. Blending black metal, folk, doom, post-rock, and neofolk into something entirely their own, the band created a string of landmark albums including "The Mantle" and "Ashes Against the Grain" before disbanding in 2016. Their Bandcamp catalog preserves remasters and demos from a body of work that helped define the atmospheric metal genre.
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