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Asura is a slam and deathcore band from Sofia, Bulgaria, blending brutal death metal weight with deathcore breakdowns. The band features members Georgi Kapashikov, Nikolay Petrov, Vladimir Kichkov, and Mope and has released material through their Bandcamp page as an independent act.
Asvynn is a pagan, black, and death metal band from Bad Grund in the Harz Mountains of Germany, formed in 2018, channeling the forested, mythological landscape of their mountain homeland through extreme metal. The band's fusion of pagan themes with black and death metal aggression draws natural inspiration from one of Germany's most historically mystical regions.
Asylum Creation delivers brutal death metal from the small Ain village of Culoz since 2012, proving that devastating extremity can emerge from France's most pastoral settings. Over a decade of brutality from the Rhône corridor speaks to sustained commitment.
Fort Worth, Texas death metal act with two releases since 2014. Committed and Sharpen play on the asylum theme — first institutionalized, then weaponized — delivering focused death metal from the DFW Metroplex.
Bixby, Oklahoma death metal project with four releases since 2024. Death And Conceptual Terror pairs philosophical anxiety with brutal extremity, building a rapid-fire catalog from suburban Tulsa.
Denver death metal project named after the cardiac flatline condition. Their 2023 debut Siren to Blight channels the sound of biological failure through crushing extremity from the Mile High City.
Cincinnati, Ohio metalcore act whose 2010 split with Daggers creates a recursively violent pairing. Queen City aggression in its most direct form.
Tennessee/Georgia death metal project whose 2014 EP Double Feature delivers twin blasts of Southern extremity. The name leaves no room for negotiation — comply or suffer.
Brick, New Jersey death metal band from the Jersey Shore, delivering brutal extremity far from the boardwalks and beaches the area is typically known for.
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