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Formed in Prague in 1991, Alkehol play a rough-edged brand of heavy metal crossed with punk rock, with alcohol as their defining lyrical theme. The band contributed tracks to several early 1990s Czech metal compilations, including Masters of Czech Metal, and have remained active and unsigned for over three decades.
All Seeing Eyes merges heavy and progressive metal from Hertfordshire since 2020, their omniscient name reflecting compositions that survey the full breadth of the metal landscape. Their Home Counties origins feed a sound of panoramic ambition.
High Ridge, Missouri death/thrash metal project. Symbolic narrative rendered in extremity from suburban St. Louis.
Alley Cat is a heavy metal band from Hamburg, Germany, formed in 2010, playing classic heavy metal with an energetic, hard-hitting approach. The band contributes to Hamburg's active metal scene with their riff-driven sound.
Heavy metal band from Brest, Belarus, listed in the Encyclopaedia Metallum as an active act from the western Belarusian city. Their material sits within the broader heavy metal tradition, representing one of the few metal outfits to emerge from Brest's comparatively small metal scene.
Allied Forces plays heavy metal from Turin since 2012, their military name evoking collective strength and metallic firepower. Over a decade in Piedmont's scene, they have maintained a classic heavy metal identity built on solidarity and volume.
Allow delivers heavy metal from Foggia in the Puglia flatlands since 2014, an unusual name for a metal band that carries a permissive quality at odds with the genre's typical aggression. Their Tavoliere delle Puglie origins place them in the agricultural heartland of southern Italy.
Alphastate delivers heavy metal from Athens since 2015, their name evoking both dominant status and alpha brainwave states. From Greece's ancient capital, they channel classic heavy metal energy with Mediterranean intensity.
Alpheratz brings heavy metal from the Norman capital of Rouen since 2017, named after the brightest star in the Andromeda constellation. Their celestial inspiration illuminates a traditional heavy metal sound rooted in Normandy's growing metal scene.
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