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Amnestia channels death and thrash metal from Olecko in the Masurian Lake District since 2018. Their name — Polish for 'amnesty' — contrasts with the unforgiving aggression of their metal from this northeastern frontier town.
Spokane, Washington death/thrash project. Eastern European-flavored extremity from the Inland Empire.
Amoeba delivers brutal death metal from Strasbourg since 2003, named after the shapeless single-celled organism in a nod to their formless, overwhelming sound. Over two decades of activity from the Alsatian capital speak to deep roots in eastern France's extreme metal community.
Lincoln, Nebraska death metal project. The Portuguese word for 'sharpener' channels blade imagery from the Great Plains.
Tampa death metal institution active since 1998, amassing a dozen releases that span the full spectrum of Scandinavian-influenced extremity. From the epic narratives of Jomsviking to the Norse mythology of Deceiver of the Gods, they bring a melodic death metal sensibility honed in Florida's legendary extreme metal proving ground.
Amon Amarth has been one of Sweden's most commercially successful and internationally recognized melodic death metal acts, formed in Tumba south of Stockholm and active since the late 1990s. Their name — Sindarin for Mount Doom — anchors Viking-themed lyrics and powerful Gothenburg-style death metal that has filled arenas worldwide.
Named after the Hill of Sight from Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, Amon Hen wove death, doom, and gothic metal together from Castellón de la Plana between 1995 and 2003. Their philosophical and fantasy-themed lyrics were carried by a sound that balanced crushing weight with mournful atmosphere.
Among Rats are an old-school death metal and grindcore band from Ohlsdorf in Upper Austria, active since 2011 with releases including the self-titled EP, Intact World (2013), Game Over (2015), and A.R. (2016). Their sound is rooted in the blunt, short-format extremity of classic grindcore, and they continue to release new material as recently as 2024.
San Jose, California death metal project. Drowning in Bay Area extremity.
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