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Richmond, Virginia doom and gothic metal project. Dark beauty and crushing weight from the former capital of the Confederacy.
After Evolution are a symphonic/gothic metal band from Zlín, Czech Republic, formed in 2013 by vocalist Nikolette Olšáková and guitarist Michal Matzner, whose epic orchestral arrangements draw from Nightwish, Epica, and film composer Hans Zimmer. Signed to Wormholedeath Records, the band released their debut "Threnodies" in 2016 and followed it with "War of the Worlds" in June 2022.
After Taste creates doom and gothic metal with rock influences from the Netherlands since 2010. Their sensory name suggests lingering impressions, which their darkly melodic compositions leave through careful balancing of heaviness and atmosphere.
Agan are a gothic metal and heavy metal band from Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, active since 2014, who blend the dark romanticism of gothic metal with the power of traditional heavy metal. Their sound reflects the atmospheric sensibility common to the gothic metal tradition rooted in central European aesthetics.
Agathodaimon are a symphonic and gothic black metal band from Mainz, Germany, active since their 1996 Carpe Noctem demo, with nine releases spanning nearly three decades. From their Nuclear Blast debut Blacken the Angel through their 2022 album The Seven, they have been one of Germany's most enduring dark metal acts, blending orchestral grandeur with black metal intensity.
Ageless is a death and black metal band from Davenport, Iowa. With seven releases between 2013 and 2018 — including EPs and splits — the band was a consistent presence in the Quad Cities extreme metal scene.
Ages of Night creates gothic and doom metal from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky since 2014. From the capital of the Kamchatka Peninsula — one of the most volcanically active places on Earth — they craft darkly romantic metal surrounded by fire-breathing mountains.
Agonal is a doom/death/gothic metal project from Jackson, Kentucky. Their 2021 EP "Soul Loss" delivers four tracks of melancholic doom-death from deep in Appalachian Kentucky.
Agony is a crossover band from New Bedford, Massachusetts with a surprisingly deep catalog of ten releases spanning 2010 to 2020. The band's output includes everything from singles clubs to full-lengths like "Big Cinnamon," reflecting the eclectic DIY energy of the southeastern Massachusetts punk and metal scene.
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