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Amort is a black metal band from Diadema, São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2007 and still active. Based in the industrial ABC Paulista region just south of São Paulo, the band draws on Satanic and blasphemous lyrical themes common to Brazilian black metal, operating independently as part of the country's underground extreme metal scene.
Paterson, New Jersey black metal entity whose 2020 single Tonitrua — Latin for 'thunder' — delivers atmospheric ferocity from one of the Garden State's grittiest cities. A project that channels urban decay into frigid black metal.
Amorth is a Brazilian bestial black metal duo formed on August 19, 2023, consisting of Necro Anticristo on vocals and drums and Lord Bloodshed on guitar. Operating in the war metal and bestial black metal tradition, the band released the EP "War Against Christ" in July 2024 and a split with Necrovomit 666 titled "Desecrating the Nazarene" the same year, channeling raw, chaotic anti-Christian extremity.
Indiana black metal project maintaining a steady stream of singles and releases since 2020. Six releases in a few years demonstrate a prolific work ethic, building a catalog of raw, uncompromising black metal from the American heartland.
Amoxtli Tliltik is a black metal project from Mexico whose name draws from Nahuatl, the language of the Aztecs. The project released a self-titled demo in 2016 and followed it with the single "Ocelote 'El soñador de Citlaltépetl'" in 2018, which references the volcanic peak Citlaltépetl in central Mexico.
Amplam Umbra fuses black and death metal from Tampere since 2024, contributing to the city's thriving extreme metal community. Their Latin name, meaning "great shadow," evokes the darkness that permeates their sound.
Amplexus Mortem is an occult black metal band from Guaíba, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, formed in 2019. Their music draws heavily on chaos gnosticism and left-hand path philosophy — particularly Qliphothic Kabbalistic symbolism — and they have been prolific, releasing numerous albums and EPs including "Qliphothic Paths of Sitra Achra" (2019), "The Eleven Seals of Azerate" (2021), and "Antinomian Paths of Death" (2021).
Amras Numenesse crafts symphonic black metal from İzmir since 2018. Their double-Tolkien name — combining an Elf prince with a variant of Númenor — drives orchestrally enhanced compositions from Turkey's Aegean metropolis.
Amtal creates post-black metal from Utrecht since 2016. Their Dune-referencing name — the amtal rule being a test to destruction — drives compositions that push black metal to its atmospheric limits.
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