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Aphyxion is a melodic death metal and metalcore band from Ribe, Denmark, formed in 2016, whose albums Aftermath, Void, and the 2023 release Ad Astra have established them as a force in the Danish underground metal scene. The band plays metal for the love of playing metal, collaborating with acts like Siamese and Chaosbay while working with producer Jonas Haagensen and mixer Jacob Hansen.
Apisonadora lives up to their steamroller name, flattening everything in their path with a death-grind assault launched from Madrid in 2015. Their grinding approach to extreme metal embodies the crushing, no-frills aesthetic the genre demands.
Springfield, Missouri death metal project with eight releases since 2024 — a breathtaking pace that matches their name's reference to the cessation of breathing. Titles spanning Spanish (Brétema) and science fiction (Childhood's End) reveal eclectic literary tastes beneath the extremity.
Apo delivers death metal from the Alsatian capital of Strasbourg since 2015, bringing brutal force to the Rhine valley's metal community. Their abbreviated name carries the directness and impact of their sonic assault.
Apocaliptic Shadow delivers melodic death metal and metalcore from Zawoja in the Beskids mountains since 2017. From this mountain village — Poland's largest commune by area — they channel alpine fury through melodic extremity.
Tampa death metal project from the Florida underground.
Apocalypse Mallard merges death and progressive metal from the cathedral city of Canterbury since 2014, their absurdly juxtaposed name combining apocalyptic imagery with waterfowl. Over a decade of technically ambitious metal from Kent speaks to sustained creativity.
Apocalypse Warhead has been launching death metal from Helsinki since 2011, combining military imagery with brutal sonic force. Their explosive name reflects a band dedicated to the most devastating end of death metal's destructive spectrum.
Death metal and grindcore band from Catanduva, São Paulo, formed in 2023. Combining the blastbeat-driven brutality of grindcore with the riff density of death metal, they operate within Brazil's long-established tradition of extreme underground metal. The band self-releases their material on Bandcamp.
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