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Asterium has been fusing death and thrash metal from the medieval Catalan town of Castelló d'Empúries since 2011. Their dual-genre approach brings both technical ferocity and velocity to the Alt Empordà's metal scene.
Chicago death metal band delivering technically proficient brutality from the Windy City, adding to Illinois's deep roster of extreme metal talent.
Astora merges death and black metal from an undisclosed Slovenian location since 2020. Their Dark Souls-referencing name brings videogame mythology to dual-genre extremity from this small Alpine nation.
Seattle death metal act bringing plague-themed extremity to the Pacific Northwest, contributing to the Emerald City's diverse heavy music ecosystem.
Denver death metal and deathcore project whose 2013 EP Solipsis explores the philosophical question of whether only one's own mind can be known to exist. Existential heaviness from the Mile High City.
New England death metal act drawing from the region's dark colonial history and harsh winters to fuel cosmic-themed extremity with a distinctly northeastern edge.
Manchester's Astral Church emerged in 2023 with a ferocious hybrid of death metal and grindcore, delivering short, savage bursts of blasting intensity and guttural carnage. Their sound is chaotic and uncompromising, channelling the city's rich tradition of extreme music.
Astral Emptiness explores atmospheric and technical deathcore from Rome since 2020. Their paradoxical name — cosmic void — drives compositions that pair the technical precision of deathcore with vast atmospheric spaces.
Astral Forest crafts melodic death and doom metal from Gdynia on the Baltic coast since 2020. Their name conjures a woodland among the stars — impossible, ethereal — and their Tri-City compositions reach for similar transcendence.
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