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Los Angeles death metal project. The name's hostility channels LA's darker undercurrents through extreme music.
Acroholia delivers death metal and grindcore from Belgrade since 1992, over three decades of extremity making them one of Serbia's longest-running extreme metal acts. Their drunken-heights name has guided generations of grinding brutality from the Serbian capital.
Acromion has been fusing death and thrash metal from the Parisian suburb of Gournay-sur-Marne since 2000, making them one of the Île-de-France's longer-running extreme metal acts. Named after the shoulder blade's bony projection, their anatomical precision extends to their tightly constructed compositions.
Acromonia has crafted melodic death metal from the Heilbronn and Neckarsulm area in Baden-Württemberg since 2013. From the Neckar Valley wine region, they produce Scandinavian-influenced guitar harmonies with over a decade of German precision.
Across a Blackened Sky hail from Saalfelden in the Salzburg region and play a hybrid of death metal, thrash, and metalcore. They have released two albums — Chaos Of Mind (2012) and their self-titled record in 2017 — reflecting a band that leans on the abrasive crossover between classic extreme metal and modern heavy music.
Across Antarctica is a death metal band originally from Binghamton, New York, later relocated to Tampa, Florida. The band channels the brutality of the Tampa death metal tradition.
Across Silence delivers melodic death metal from the Kungälv and Gothenburg area since 2014. Their atmospheric name drives over a decade of compositions from the metropolitan region that birthed the Gothenburg sound.
Across the Burning Sky delivers melodic death metal from an undisclosed Swedish location since 2016. Their apocalyptic-horizon name drives compositions of fiery melodic intensity.
Across the Rain channels melodic death metal and metalcore from Moscow since 2012. Over a decade of activity, their meteorological name has guided compositions that push through emotional storms.
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