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Anemija are a heavy metal band from Jablanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, operating under the anomia-prod imprint. Their music sits in the traditional heavy metal space informed by the classic European and Yugoslav rock tradition, building on clean, riff-driven songwriting and an emphasis on melody that distinguishes them from the country's more extreme metal scene.
Angant is a heavy metal quartet from São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, playing a classic-influenced style drawing on Judas Priest, Accept, and early Metallica. Their 2018 debut EP "Deep and Far" — released through Tratore — showcases tight riffing, melodic choruses, and well-balanced production across four tracks, marking a confident start for the band.
Angel Blade is a heavy metal band from Dresden, Germany, formed in 2017, playing classic heavy metal rooted in the genre's foundational traditions of powerful riffs and soaring melodies. The band contributes to Dresden's growing reputation as a hub for traditional metal in eastern Germany.
Angel Blake plays heavy metal with gothic influences from Trollhättan since 2017. From this Västergötland waterfall city, they bring dark-tinged traditional metal informed by gothic sensibilities.
Angel Crash has been delivering heavy metal from the Lorraine border town of Sarreguemines since 1985, making them one of the longest-running metal acts in all of eastern France. Four decades of continuous activity represent an extraordinary dedication to the genre.
Angel of Silence delivers heavy and power metal from Altusried in the Allgäu region of Bavaria since 2022. Their paradoxical name — a celestial being defined by the absence of sound — belies the volume of their Alpine-born metal.
Angel Sword worships the heavy metal gods of old from Helsinki, channeling late '70s heavy metal, NWOBHM, and early US power metal through a charmingly rustic retro-futurist lens. Having opened for legends like Manilla Road, Blitzkrieg, and Satan, their albums "Rebels Beyond the Pale," "Neon City," and "World Fighter" have established them as one of Finland's finest NWOTHM acts.
Angel Tyrs is a heavy and speed metal band from the Wornitzhofen and Ehingen area of Germany, formed in 2024, blending the driving tempo of speed metal with traditional heavy metal's melodic punch. As a newly formed act, the band carries forward the torch of German speed metal that has produced some of the genre's most revered acts.
Angel War is a heavy metal band from Landshut, Germany, formed in 2024, whose catalog spans from early demos through releases like Angelic Violence, the self-titled album, and the apocalyptically themed Armageddon and Endworld. The band's aesthetic draws on dark, biblical imagery with their tagline evoking the sun becoming black as sackcloth.
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