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Akt plays heavy and power metal from Skövde in Västergötland since 2016. Their name — Swedish and German for 'act' — drives a decade of performative metal from this western Swedish military-garrison city.
Akzent plays heavy and thrash metal from Rostov-on-Don since 2015. Their German-accented name — meaning 'accent' or 'emphasis' — drives over a decade of stressed, forceful metal from this major southern Russian city.
Alabarda first emerged from Zaragoza's metal scene in 1999, delivering straightforward heavy metal rooted in the classic Aragonese tradition. Though the band ultimately split up in 2008 after achieving lineup stability, their catalogue represents a determined chapter in Spain's traditional metal history.
Despite being born in the 1990s, Alacrán's four members play heavy and speed metal with the fire of an earlier era, proudly singing in Spanish over riffs that nod to the NWOTHM movement. Their 2024 album "Luzifer" distills Zaragoza's underground metal spirit into fast, unapologetic traditional metal.
Aladecorb carried the heavy metal torch from the tiny Catalan village of Serinyà for over a decade before splitting up in 2017. After the passing of member Jordi Zaporta, the remaining members reunited for one final tribute show in October 2019, closing a heartfelt chapter in Catalonia's grassroots metal community.
Aladåb plays heavy metal from Vaasa on Finland's western coast as of 2025. From this bilingual Finnish-Swedish city on the Gulf of Bothnia, they bring classic heavy metal energy to the Ostrobothnian metal scene.
Alakran is a Buenos Aires heavy metal and hard rock band with roots going back to 1982, making them one of Argentina's longest-running acts in the genre. Founded by guitarist Gady Pampillón and vocalist Mario Curcio, the band released albums including Vagabundear and Otra vez en las calles (1991), and has since continued under vocalist Mario Ian through multiple reunion periods. They were part of the wave of Argentine hard rock acts — alongside Kamikaze and Rata Blanca — that defined the sound of the country's metal scene in the late 1980s.
Alarm are a heavy metal band from Prague, Czech Republic, maintaining a Bandcamp presence and contributing to the long tradition of Prague-based metal that stretches back to the 1980s. The band operates as an independent act within the Czech capital's metal scene.
Alas del Dragon is a heavy metal band from San Pedro Sula, Cortés, Honduras. The band released their debut full-length, Tómenlo o déjenlo, in 2021, a Spanish-language record with tracks addressing social and everyday themes. They remain an independent act on the Honduran metal scene.
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