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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Spitting Fire Live Vol. 2 (2013)
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St. Louis death metal project named after the angel of the abyss. Gateway City destruction channeled through ancient demonic mythology.
Abandon Agony creates melodic death metal from Trollhättan since 2024. From this Västergötland waterfall city, they deliver freshly forged Swedish melodic death metal that draws from the region's storied tradition.
Abandon the Weak delivers death metal and deathcore from the Plymouth and Tavistock area since 2017, channeling Devon's rugged Dartmoor landscape into crushing extremity. Their Darwinian name suits a sound that demands the strongest survive.
Abandoned are a death metal band from Hagen, Germany, operating in the long shadow of the Ruhr Valley's industrial metal tradition. Their sound carries the grim weight and rhythmic intensity characteristic of the German death metal underground.
Abandoned Crypts emerged from Milan in 2024 with a wild genre-mixing approach that spans black metal, death metal, punk, and dungeon synth. This stylistic restlessness captures the creative energy of the Lombard capital's underground, where convention is treated as optional.
A brutal death metal and grindcore band from Cologne, Germany, formed in 2025, Abandoned Grave deliver punishing extremity rooted in the traditions of the European underground. The project represents the newest wave of German death metal savagery emerging from the Rhineland.
Abandoned Humanity merges progressive groove and death metal, originally from Moscow before relocating to Germany, active since 2019. Their transnational journey mirrors the existential displacement their name evokes.
Abandoned Life merges death and doom metal from Royal Leamington Spa since 2015, creating mournful compositions from the heart of the Warwickshire spa town. Their forsaken name captures the desolation that permeates their heavy sound.
Abandonment delivers brutal death metal from Urretxu in the Basque Country since 2015. From this small Gipuzkoan industrial town, they create music of devastating brutality that taps into the fierce independence of Basque culture.
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