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Asmodee merges black and death metal from Nantes since 2004, named after the demon of lust from Hebrew mythology. Over two decades of infernal extremity have established them within the Loire-Atlantique's underground metal community.
Asmodeus is a thrash/death metal band from Fortaleza, Ceará, with roots tracing back to the city's early heavy metal underground. After a long dormancy, the band was reactivated around 2015 to mark the 30th anniversary of the Tempestade Metálica festival — a cornerstone event in Ceará's metal history — and have since recorded two studio albums: Parabellum (2018) and Continuamos a Falar de Flores (2021).
Asmodeus Mantra conjures death metal from Budapest, where they formed in 2019 under a name invoking one of demonology's most fearsome princes. Their ritualistic approach to death metal sets them apart within the Hungarian capital's extreme music underground.
Athens' Asmodie merge death and doom metal into infernal compositions named after the demon Asmodeus, exploring themes of temptation and damnation. Since 2015, they've crafted a sound that moves between crushing doom weight and death metal ferocity.
Phoenix death metal act delivering blistering extremity from the Valley of the Sun, adding to Arizona's growing reputation as a hotbed for brutal underground metal.
Allen, Texas death metal project from the DFW suburbs, contributing precise, technical brutality to North Texas's ever-expanding extreme metal community.
Tampa death metal band carrying the torch of Florida's legendary death metal legacy, emerging from the same city that birthed Morbid Angel, Obituary, and Deicide.
Asperatus delivers technical death metal from Kraków since 2015. Named after the rare, turbulent cloud formation, their sound channels atmospheric turbulence through surgical-precision brutality from Poland's cultural capital.
Cornwall, New York death metal project named after the fungal lung infection, with five releases since 2025. The medically themed extremity — including the sports-gore hybrid Lesotho VS South Africa Goreball — signals a uniquely bizarre approach to the genre.
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