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Abyssphere has delivered gothic, doom, and death metal from Saint Petersburg since 2010. Over fifteen years from Russia's cultural capital, they have created elaborate compositions that plumb the depths of romantic darkness.
A death metal band from the Harz mountain region of Germany, Abyssthrone have been active since 2015 with releases including the Deathbringer EP and Necropolis Inferno. Their dark, infernal aesthetic and geographic roots in Germany's most mythologized mountain range lend their output a suitably ominous character.
AbyssTod merges black and death metal from Goleniów in West Pomerania since 2023. Their hybrid name combining English and German words for 'death' speaks to the cross-cultural extremity of their northwestern Polish metal.
Abytheon is an atmospheric doom and progressive death metal band from Portland, Oregon. Their 2019 EP "The Mists of Ithriel (Part 2)" weaves epic, fantasy-tinged narratives through a foundation of crushing doom and progressive death metal.
Abythic are a death metal band from North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, whose albums Beneath Ancient Portals and A Full Negation of Existence explore cavernous, old-school death metal territories. Active since 2015, the band embody NRW's status as a hotbed for quality underground death metal in the European scene.
Abyzou is a death metal project originally from Phoenix, Arizona, now based in New York. Remarkably prolific in 2022-2023, the project released over a dozen EPs, singles, and splits exploring varied corners of death metal, from synthesized renditions to nautical-themed concept pieces.
Abyzouth is a blackened death metal band from New York City. Their 2021 EP "Wrathbringer" delivers five tracks of venomous blackened death metal from the concrete underground.
Aborigen is a death, black metal, and grindcore band from Murcia, Spain, formed in 2022, fusing three of extreme metal's most aggressive subgenres into a relentless sonic assault. The band channels the intensity of the Mediterranean climate into their blistering crossover of extreme styles.
Abyfs is an experimental death metal and grindcore band from Segovia, Spain, formed in 2013, pushing the boundaries of extreme metal with their unconventional approach to the genre. The band brings avant-garde extremity to the historic Castilian city known for its Roman aqueduct.
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