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Masters of Morbidity (2022)
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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Liars & Thieves (2024)
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Aether Void delivers heavy metal from Formigine near Modena since 2018, their name evoking the emptiness between celestial bodies. From the heartland of Italian motor country, they forge a traditional heavy metal sound with cosmic overtones.
Aetherna plays heavy metal and rock from Rome since 2019, their name suggesting an eternal quality that the Eternal City itself embodies. Their classic-leaning approach pays homage to heavy metal's foundational principles within one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities.
Affected plays heavy and thrash metal from Miroslav in southern Moravia since 2021. From this small Czech wine-country town, they channel the twin traditions of heavy and thrash metal with agricultural-town grit.
Afire is a heavy and thrash metal band from Vitoria-Gasteiz, the Basque capital in Spain, formed in 2015, combining traditional heavy metal power with thrash's relentless aggression. The band represents the enduring strength of thrash metal in the Basque Country.
Afium plays heavy metal and hard rock from the Piešťany area since 2024. Their opium-derived name brings narcotic haze to classic metal from Slovakia's famous spa town.
Afrodite plays heavy metal from Västerås in Västmanland, originally with early roots and renewed activity from 2024. Their love-goddess name brings divine femininity to classic metal from this major Swedish lake city.
After Dark is a heavy metal band from Sacramento, California that blends classic metal with punk energy. Their full-length "New Dawn Rising" (2021) and its 2024 expanded edition showcase a band rooted in the raw, no-frills intersection of metal and punk.
Athens' After Dusk deliver hard-hitting heavy metal with thrash underpinnings, balancing catchy hooks with aggressive riffing and energetic performances. Active since 2006, they represent the enduring vitality of the Greek traditional metal scene.
After the Storm is a symphonic metal band from Pensacola, Florida. The band has released their single "Untitled." Their sound layers orchestral grandeur over a foundation of extreme metal.
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