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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Liars & Thieves (2024)
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Athos is a heavy metal band from Fortaleza, Ceará, formed in 2022 and currently active. Part of a thriving underground metal scene in Brazil's northeast, the band plays traditional heavy metal rooted in the classic sounds of the genre.
Atila from Castellón de la Plana is one of Spain's most venerable heavy and power metal acts, with roots stretching back to 1975 during the earliest days of the Spanish metal scene. Their decades-spanning career makes them contemporaries of the genre's founding acts.
Atila is a heavy metal band from Posadas, Misiones, Argentina, considered one of the pioneering metal acts of the province. The band — built around vocalist Sergio Toledo, guitarist Javier Duarte, and bassist Cristian Guaglianone — released their debut album Azote de Dios in 2017, followed by a second record, Mal Negocio, blending classic heavy metal with updated material spanning two decades of the band's history.
Atlantean Kodex is an epic heavy and doom metal band from Vilseck in Bavaria, Germany, formed in 2006, widely regarded as one of the finest purveyors of epic heavy metal in the modern era. Their albums The Golden Bough, The White Goddess, and the 2022 opus The Course of Empire deliver lengthy, atmospheric compositions drawing on mythology, history, and classical elements, with tracks regularly exceeding eight to ten minutes in their cinematic scope.
Atlantis is a traditional heavy metal band from Jaraguá do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil, formed in 2007 and signed to Classic Metal Records. Drawing on New Wave of Old Heavy Metal influences, the trio — Tino Barth, Bruno Eggert, and Fellipe França — explore occult and mythological themes across albums including their self-titled 2020 record, "Power in Our Hands" (2023), and "Volume II" (2025).
Orlando, Florida melodic death metal project whose 2022 debut grieving and growing up uses lowercase honesty to strip melodeath down to its emotional core. A coming-of-age album rendered in dual harmonies.
Atlas Project brings heavy metal to Huelva, one of Andalusia's less heralded metal cities, since 2022. Their presence helps establish a metal foothold in Spain's southwestern corner, near the Portuguese border.
Atom Smasher is a heavy metal band from Remscheid in the Bergisches Land region of Germany, formed in 2020, delivering traditional heavy metal with the no-nonsense aggression their name implies. The band contributes to the enduring German heavy metal tradition from the industrial cities of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Atomic Dog plays heavy metal and hard rock from Oulu since 2013. From the northern Finnish city known for its air guitar championships, they channel canine ferocity through classic-leaning metal and rock.
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