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Alley explores progressive death metal from Krasnoyarsk since 2013. Over a decade from this major Yenisei River city in central Siberia, they have navigated intricate compositional pathways through death metal's most demanding territory.
Allfader has evolved from black metal into a black and death metal hybrid from Mo i Rana in Nordland since 2024. Their Old Norse name meaning 'All-Father,' an epithet of Odin, connects them to the mythological tradition that pervades Norwegian extreme metal.
Rooted in Pamplona's metal community since 2014, Allowance merges melodic death metal's harmonic sensibility with thrash metal's velocity and death metal's weight. Their sound carves a niche at the intersection of Navarra's extreme metal traditions.
Stuart, Florida groove metal project. The metallurgical name — a blend of metals — fits the hybrid nature of their rhythmically driven sound from the Treasure Coast.
Portland/Atlanta death metal, deathcore, and djent project. The geological name — sediment deposited by flowing water — suits their layered, technically demanding approach.
Almagor is a death metal band from Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela, formed in 2007, playing a brutal style that draws from both death metal and grindcore with Christian lyrical themes. The band released the EP Aborto comun in 2012 and their debut full-length Juzgados in 2014, earning recognition in Venezuela and across Latin America.
Almanach is a melodic death metal band from Flensburg, Germany, formed in 2015, bringing the Scandinavian-influenced melodeath sound to Germany's northernmost major city. The band works within the tradition of melodic death metal that balances aggression with memorable guitar harmonies.
Almost Human is a death metal band from Herten, Germany, formed in 2012, delivering the genre's hallmark brutality and technical aggression. The band contributes to the Ruhr area's deep well of extreme metal talent with their punishing approach to death metal.
Colorado Springs sludge/death metal project with a rapid-fire 2025-2026 output including covers compilations and originals. A prolific one-person operation grinding out heaviness at altitude.
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