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Inman, South Carolina black metal project with five releases since 2024. Cosmic Cries Of The Lonely Star and Depression capture both celestial grandeur and earthbound despair from the Carolina Upstate, their prolific output building an interstellar mythology at remarkable speed.
Astral Mantra crafts doom and death metal from Saint Petersburg since 2022. Their cosmic-chant name drives compositions of meditative heaviness from Russia's cultural capital.
Omaha, Nebraska death metal project whose 2013 releases — FUCK YOUR PLANET and its companion YOUR FUCKED PLANET — deliver nihilistic extremity with a profane sense of humor. Anti-cosmic death metal from the Great Plains.
Astral Paralysis creates progressive death metal from Siena since 2016, named after the phenomenon of sleep paralysis rendered in cosmic terms. From the Tuscan hill city of the Palio, they craft technically demanding compositions that explore states of suspended consciousness.
Astral Path explores progressive death metal from Milan since 2016, their name suggesting a journey through the stars. From Lombardy's capital, they navigate complex compositional territory with the ambition their cosmic name demands.
Astral Queen creates doom and death metal from Konin in Greater Poland since 2014. Their regal-cosmic name drives compositions of majestic heaviness from this central Polish industrial town.
Astral Rising has been crafting death-doom metal from the Parisian suburb of Saint-Maur-des-Fossés since 1992, making them one of the oldest active extreme metal acts in the Île-de-France. Over three decades of cosmic doom speak to extraordinary dedication.
One of Finland's oldest active doom metal bands, Astral Sleep has developed a unique strain of psychedelic doom they call "Astral Doom Musick," fusing doom, jazz, rock, and noise into expansive compositions. From their Tampere origins through releases on Sliptrick and Saarni Records, their music explores dreams, astral planes, and the philosophical essence of existence.
Astral Space Inc delivers melodic death metal and metalcore from Moscow since 2024. Their corporate-cosmic name brings a sardonic edge to melodic extremity from the Russian capital.
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