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Amboss is a death metal band from Odendorf, Germany, whose name, meaning 'anvil' in German, reflects the blunt-force heaviness of their sound. The band represents a recent addition to the German death metal underground.
Ambrazura merges progressive and brutal death metal from Yekaterinburg since 2016. Their Russian name for 'embrasure' — the fortification opening from which weapons are fired — drives compositions of architecturally precise brutality from the Urals.
Ambryo fuses death metal, melodic death metal, metalcore, and thrash metal from Paris since 2014, casting a wide net across the extreme metal spectrum. Their embryonic name suggests a constantly evolving project that has not yet reached its final form.
Amduat is a death metal solo project from La Paz, Bolivia, created by multi-instrumentalist Gino (Hor) Torrico, who handles drums, guitars, bass, and vocals. The project's debut full-length Paths of the Psyche, recorded at Estudio Powersound in La Paz and released in 2022, draws on themes of occultism, witchcraft, nature, and consciousness within an extreme metal framework.
Ameaça Nuclear — Portuguese for "Nuclear Threat" — was a death metal and grindcore band from São Paulo, Brazil, active from 2020 until their split. The band operated in the tradition of São Paulo's brutal underground extreme metal scene, blending the raw aggression of grindcore with death metal's heavier structures. Their Bandcamp presence documents their brief but intense run in the city's tightly knit extreme metal circuit.
Ameks delivers melodic death metal and metalcore from Moscow since 2013. Over a decade in the Russian capital, they have refined their blend of Scandinavian melodicism and modern metalcore dynamics.
Pozega's Amen merge death, progressive, and thrash metal into a multifaceted sound that draws from all three genres' most compelling elements. Their name carries both religious weight and punk-rock irreverence, fitting for their genre-blending approach.
Amen Graves is a melodic death metal band based in Dubai but listed in Germany, whose 2020 debut EP I.Omen delivers five tracks of aggressive yet melodically-driven metal exploring themes of betrayal, cosmic horror, and mythology. The band draws from a pool of collaborators including Sandy SYN and Lars Rettkowitz, blending death metal ferocity with black metal atmospherics and melodic hooks.
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania death metal project. Extremity from the city whose name means 'house of bread' — an ironic birthplace for death metal.
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