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The Blind Leading The Blind (2019)
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Blood Eagle (2017)
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Architects Of A New Weave (Deluxe Album) (2026)
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Portland death metal project named after the act of consuming one's own flesh. Three releases since 2019 including the full-length Dolor — Latin for 'pain' — channel the most disturbing corners of human psychology through grinding extremity.
Autua Sagas delivers melodic death metal with metalcore elements from Hyvinkää north of Helsinki since 2020. Their name pairs the Finnish word for 'blessed' with 'sagas,' framing their melodic aggression as epic narratives of transcendence.
Autumn Aurora merges progressive death and black metal from Murmansk since 2016. From Russia's largest Arctic city, their seasonal-light name channels the brief, brilliant colors of polar autumn into compositions of technical extremity.
Autumn Crows crafts melodic death metal from an undisclosed Swedish location since 2018. Their seasonal-corvid name drives compositions of dark melodic beauty informed by the character of Nordic autumn.
Mansfield, Ohio death metal project. The oxymoronic name — autumn implies change, eternal implies permanence — captures the tension at the heart of their heavy music.
Newington, Connecticut death metal project whose 2025 EP Rise from Detritus promises rebirth from decay. New England extremity finding growth in destruction.
San Diego black/death metal act blending seasonal melancholy with extreme metal aggression, contributing to Southern California's diverse underground with atmospheric intensity.
Autumnal Cold crafts melodic death metal from Sokołów Podlaski in eastern Masovia since 2018. Their seasonal name captures the biting chill of Polish autumn, which their melodic compositions render in musical frost.
Autumnal Discord crafts atmospheric death and doom metal from Moscow since 2021. Their seasonal-conflict name drives compositions that explore the tension between beauty and decay in autumn's annual drama.
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