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Alas, Tyranny is a symphonic black/death metal band from Atlanta, Georgia. With three releases between 2008 and 2015, including the full-length "Monolithic," the band layers orchestral sweep over aggressive blackened death metal from the heart of the South.
La Cienega, New Mexico death metal project. The surgical name channels medical horror from a tiny village in the Land of Enchantment.
Alavena are a crossover metal band from the Santiago area of Chile, formed in 2013, who blend thrash, speed, death metal, and hardcore influences. Their debut album It Started Here was released on February 1, 2013 through Australis Records, comprising 12 tracks that include both Spanish- and English-language songs such as "Beer Money," "El Terrible," and "Muerto en Dolor." The record is one of the early entries in Chile's crossover thrash scene of that era.
Albatros is a death metal band from San Martín, in the Buenos Aires province of Argentina, with origins tracing back to 1991 and a sustained presence across Argentina's underground extreme metal scene. The band recorded a series of demos across the 1990s and 2000s, including Caminos de Desesperación (1995), Resistir o Morir (1996), and Ni muertos, ni vencidos (2002). The current lineup centers on Fernando Saccarola on vocals and guitar, Maximiliano Salto on drums, and Maximiliano Lescano on bass.
Port Saint Lucie, Florida death metal and groove project named after one of America's most notorious serial killers. True crime horror from the Treasure Coast.
Thessaloniki's Alchemea fuse black and death metal through the lens of alchemical transformation, crafting extreme compositions that channel the mystical union of opposites. Active since 2020, their sound reflects both the aggression and the esoteric depth their name implies.
California death metal project exploring the transformation of base matter into gold — or base riffs into brutal extremity.
Alchemy of Flesh is a death metal band from Athens, Georgia. Their two full-lengths — "Ageless Abominations" (2021) and "By Will Alone" (2023) — have earned attention in the underground death metal world for their precise, riff-focused approach to old-school death metal.
Alchemyst is a black and death metal band from Thuringia, Germany, formed in 2022, working within the raw and aggressive extremes of the German underground. The band's output channels the ferocity of both genres into a corrosive blend characteristic of the Thuringian metal scene.
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