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Atlas Ashes are a melodic death metal band from Lausanne, Switzerland, formed in 2022 by guitarists Nicolas Gendreau and Nathan Storni and drummer Yann Baumberger, later joined by vocalist Chloé Eigenmann. Signed to M & O Music, the band released their debut album "New World" on February 14, 2025, drawing comparisons to Arch Enemy and In Flames in their blend of aggressive riffing and melodic lead work.
Tampa death metal project whose 2019 debut Beneath the Cosmic Silence explores the void between stars through crushing extremity. Cosmic horror from Florida's death metal capital.
Phoenix, Arizona death metal project with six releases since 2016. Human Extract and Fallout Frenzy deliver desert-baked brutality with a prolific work ethic, building one of the most substantial death metal catalogs in the Valley of the Sun.
Atomic Breath are a death/progressive metal band from Innsbruck whose music extends beyond the genre's conventional brutality to incorporate dynamic shifts, complex song structures, and technically ambitious instrumental passages. Their Tyrolean origins place them in a regional scene with strong traditions of craftsmanship, which is reflected in their meticulous approach to heaviness.
Atomic Fault delivers death and thrash metal from Belgrade since 2023. Their seismic-nuclear name drives compositions of tectonic aggression from the Serbian capital, built on geological fault lines of its own.
Atomic Fear was a death metal band from Timóteo, Minas Gerais, with roots tracing back to 2007 before the band reconstituted in the early 2010s. The group released the EP "Globaritarian" in 2013 and earned a foothold in the regional underground scene with politically charged lyrics delivered over aggressive death metal, performing at festivals including Grito do Rock in their home city before eventually splitting up.
Atomic Front is a black and death metal band from Aachen, Germany, formed in 2025, representing one of the newest extreme metal acts in the westernmost German city. The band fuses black and death metal's combined ferocity at the intersection of German, Belgian, and Dutch metal cultures.
Atomic Spitfire delivers death 'n' roll from Uppsala since 2024. Their warplane-nuclear name drives explosive compositions that merge death metal's aggression with rock 'n' roll swagger.
Seattle death/groove metal act from the Emerald City, blending crushing heaviness with rhythmic precision in the Pacific Northwest's deep metal underground.
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