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Seattle death metal project. The oxymoronic name — a plague that thrives — captures death metal's paradox of creating beauty from destruction.
Aston, Pennsylvania death metal project. The archaic 'ov' spelling signals black metal influence, while the faint light of death promises a glimpse into the void.
A Goat as Our Shepherd are a Belgian death metal band operating across the groove and melodic death metal spectrum, releasing music under the agaos Bandcamp imprint. Their sound favours heavy rhythmic riffing and dynamic mid-paced passages drawn from the American groove-death tradition, with melodic lead work that softens the edges of an otherwise punishing approach.
Junction City, Kansas death metal and deathcore project. The name's double meaning — both a summons from the grave and a serious vocation — adds depth to heartland extremity.
A Hill to Die Upon is a death metal band from the Monmouth/Galesburg area of Illinois, active since 2009 with three releases spanning 30 tracks. The band plays epic, ambitious death metal with literary and mythological themes, as evidenced by tracks like "Prometheus Rebound" and "Of Fire And Division." Their substantial catalog reflects a band committed to expanding the intellectual scope of extreme metal.
San Jose, California death metal project. The unsettling name suggests something inhuman wearing flesh as disguise — body horror from Silicon Valley.
A Killing Glance is a melodic death metal and metalcore band from Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2012, whose Time to Wake Up EP donates one hundred percent of profits to the Sea Shepherd ocean conservation organization. The band merges progressive and melodic death metal with accessible hooks, drawing comparisons to Dark Tranquillity and Obscura.
A la Carte is a death metal band from Lima, Ohio, serving up gore-themed brutality with a culinary twist since 2020. Track titles like "Soup Dejour," "Aborted Eggs Benedict," and "Hymen Drizzled Hotcakes" combine food service vocabulary with graphic anatomical horror. Across two releases and 15 tracks, the band has carved out a uniquely nauseating niche in Ohio's death metal scene.
A Life Less Alive is a death metal project that originated in Irvine, California before relocating to Avon Lake, Ohio. The cross-country trajectory reflects the transient nature of underground metal projects, carrying West Coast technicality to the Midwest. Limited releases suggest a project still finding its footing between coasts.
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