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San Diego death metal act that later expanded to Portland, a key voice in the West Coast underground since 2012. Three releases of war-metal-adjacent brutality including the single Nexus of the Black Flame have earned them a devoted following in extreme metal circles.
Ascendency is a death and black metal band from Copenhagen, Denmark, formed in 2010, fusing the combined ferocity of both genres into an unrelenting extreme metal assault. The band operates within Copenhagen's thriving death and black metal underground.
Midlothian, Texas death metal band operating from the DFW suburbs, adding brutal heaviness to North Texas's diverse and expanding metal community.
Athens' Ascending Olympus emerged in 2023 with death metal that draws thematic inspiration from the mythological home of the Greek gods. Their name promises epic ambitions, channelling the grandeur of ancient mythology through modern extreme metal.
Aschenvater is an old-school Swedish-influenced death metal band from Gorlitz, Germany, featuring Oliver Altmann on vocals, Felix Grund on drums, Manuel Kruger on guitar, and Julius Weise on bass and production. Their 2025 EP Vom Brudermord draws thematic inspiration from Warhammer 40K's Horus Heresy, delivering HM2-driven crushing riffs in the tradition of Feral, Paganizer, and Wombbath as a preview of their upcoming full-length album.
Ascian is a death and doom metal band split between Brunswick and Wurzburg, Germany, formed in 2018, blending doom, black, and post-metal into what they describe as leaden vibes that are hopeless and gloomy yet filled with melancholy. Their 2024 album Sing to Me Sweet Void spans over an hour across seven tracks, released in limited editions of one hundred vinyl copies and fifty cassettes, following the 2020 debut Elysion.
Ascoculto is a death metal and grindcore band from Viña del Mar, Chile, who recorded and released their debut album "El Comegente" in 2007 on Niño Abuelo Records, tracked at Estudios Cero DB. They subsequently appeared on the 2009 split "Brutal Anal Devastation" alongside Chilean acts Visceral, Vomitos y Reflujos, and Triquinosis.
Ascoroso is a goregrind and death metal band from Sousa, Paraíba — a notable outpost for extreme metal in Brazil's Northeast region. Formed in 2020 and fronted by vocalist Capiroto, the band has been prolific in the split format, releasing material alongside acts like Vítimas do Crack and Murgo, with Portuguese-language track titles dealing in visceral gore imagery. They appeared on the 2020 international compilation "The Great Blood Feast Vol. 1."
Asedio fuses crust punk's DIY fury with melodic death metal from A Coruña, creating a volatile crossover that has energized Galicia's underground since 2009. Their hybrid approach speaks to the deep punk-metal connections thriving in Spain's northwest.
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