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Ackhrylon is a death metal and deathcore band from Santa Fe, New Mexico. The band brings extreme metal brutality to the desert Southwest.
Acrania has been delivering brutal death metal and deathcore from London since 2007, earning a reputation as one of the UK's most punishing extreme acts. Nearly two decades of skull-crushing brutality reflect the relentless intensity of the English capital's heaviest underground.
Acranius are a slamming death metal institution from Rostock, Germany, whose brutal catalog spans eight releases including Reign of Terror, Mercy Denied, and the 2024 album Whiteout. Since their formation, they have become one of the most recognized names in the European slam death metal scene, delivering guttural punishment with an intensity that has built them a global following.
Act of Mercy is a deathcore band from the Minneapolis and Saint Paul area of Minnesota. The band delivers crushing breakdowns and guttural vocals from the Twin Cities underground.
Act of Revenge is a groove/death metal and deathcore band from Salvador, Bahia, formed in 2015 and anchored by vocalist Danfacto Oliveira, whose performance earned the band Best Vocalist honors at the Prêmio Palco do Rock 2014 popular vote — the same year they also won Best Band. Their 2018 EP 5 Atos delivers heavy, groove-driven material entirely in Portuguese, and the band has performed across multiple editions of the Festival Palco do Rock, establishing them as one of Salvador's most visible acts in the heavy underground.
Addiction of a Murderer are a deathcore band from Kulmbach, Germany, whose 2010 debut Dancing Death EP delivers five tracks of breakdowns and guttural fury across eighteen concise minutes. Emerging from Upper Franconia, the band bring the genre's signature brutality to a region better known for its breweries than its extreme music.
Adelaide is a deathcore band from Columbia, Tennessee. With three releases, the band brings punishing breakdowns and extreme vocals to the Middle Tennessee metal scene.
Adept is a death metal and deathcore band from Anderson, Indiana. The band brings extreme metal brutality to the Indiana underground.
Aenimus was a technical death metal and deathcore band from Santa Rosa, California, formed in 2010. They released their debut Transcend Reality in 2013 independently, followed by Dreamcatcher in 2019 on Nuclear Blast Records, which displayed a more progressive and melodic dimension alongside their technical death metal core. The band dissolved in 2024, having earned comparisons to Whitechapel and Veil of Maya during their run.
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