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Annunciation channels death metal from London since 2014, their religious-announcement name adding ceremonial weight to their brutal compositions. Over a decade of activity reflects sustained commitment within the English capital's extreme metal scene.
Boston death metal project from the Massachusetts underground.
Anomalize explores progressive death metal from Valls in Catalonia since 2017. From this Tarragona-province town famous for its human tower (castells) tradition, they build towering progressive compositions of structural ambition and death metal intensity.
A black/death metal project from Kruibeke in the Scheldt region, named after the ancient Cambrian sea predator, and operating under the Bandcamp handle anomalocarisband. The project is rooted in the Belgian extreme metal underground, with music available through Bandcamp.
San Francisco death metal project from the California underground.
Death Metal project from the American underground.
Tampa progressive metal outfit crafting ambitious compositions since 2015. Planet Storm and the earlier Terms of the Saw Doctor EP demonstrate a band that uses prog's expansive toolkit while staying rooted in Florida's heavy music DNA.
Anomine delivers melodic death metal from Oulu since 2019, adding to northern Finland's deep tradition of extreme music infused with Scandinavian melody. Their unusual name sets them apart in a crowded field of Finnish melodeath.
Anomos delivers melodic death metal from Edinburgh since 2018, their Greek name meaning "lawless" reflecting an approach that defies musical conventions. Their Scottish capital origins feed a sound that balances melody with structural rebellion.
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