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Ammit is a death metal and deathcore band from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, named after the Egyptian mythological demoness — part lion, hippopotamus, and crocodile — who devoured the hearts of the unworthy dead. The band incorporates lyrical themes drawn from hermetic philosophy and Egyptian mythology, and their sound blends the technicality of modern death metal with the heaviness of deathcore. They gained early visibility opening for Ukrainian metal act Jinjer on the band's Brazilian dates.
Ammonium creates death metal from Izhevsk, the capital of Udmurtia, since 2012. Named after the chemical ion, they bring molecular-level intensity to over a decade of death metal from this Ural Republic arms-manufacturing center.
Amnesie is a death metal and grindcore band from Rostock, Germany, active since 2004, delivering the brutal, high-speed assault characteristic of the grindcore-death metal crossover. Based in the port city on the Baltic coast, the band has maintained a two-decade presence in northeastern Germany's extreme metal underground.
Amnestia channels death and thrash metal from Olecko in the Masurian Lake District since 2018. Their name — Polish for 'amnesty' — contrasts with the unforgiving aggression of their metal from this northeastern frontier town.
Spokane, Washington death/thrash project. Eastern European-flavored extremity from the Inland Empire.
Amoeba delivers brutal death metal from Strasbourg since 2003, named after the shapeless single-celled organism in a nod to their formless, overwhelming sound. Over two decades of activity from the Alsatian capital speak to deep roots in eastern France's extreme metal community.
Lincoln, Nebraska death metal project. The Portuguese word for 'sharpener' channels blade imagery from the Great Plains.
Tampa death metal institution active since 1998, amassing a dozen releases that span the full spectrum of Scandinavian-influenced extremity. From the epic narratives of Jomsviking to the Norse mythology of Deceiver of the Gods, they bring a melodic death metal sensibility honed in Florida's legendary extreme metal proving ground.
Amon Amarth has been one of Sweden's most commercially successful and internationally recognized melodic death metal acts, formed in Tumba south of Stockholm and active since the late 1990s. Their name — Sindarin for Mount Doom — anchors Viking-themed lyrics and powerful Gothenburg-style death metal that has filled arenas worldwide.
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