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Agamemnon (2025)
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Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
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Ancient Cult merges doom and heavy metal with hard rock from Bologna since 2015. Their ritualistic name drives a sound that worships at the altar of vintage heaviness, channeling retro influences through an Emilian sensibility.
Ancient Curse is a progressive heavy and power metal band from Bremen, Germany, whose catalog includes The Landing, Thirsty Fields, The New Prophecy, and the 2024 album Dimension 5. Their sound is built on razor-sharp riffs, energetic power passages, melancholic acoustic interludes, and complex arrangements developed through years of collaborative playing.
Ancient Dawn brings heavy and progressive metal from the northeastern town of Kuusamo since 2014, near the Russian border and surrounded by vast wilderness. Their sound draws from the ancient landscapes and midnight sun of subarctic Finland.
Ancient Fury plays heavy metal from Milan since 2024, their name invoking timeless rage channeled through the classic vocabulary of heavy metal. From Lombardy's capital, they bring straightforward metallic power.
Ioannina's Ancient Oath blend doom and heavy metal into epic, slow-burning compositions that draw from both genres' most majestic qualities. Active since 2013, they share their hometown with Aenaon, contributing to Ioannina's growing reputation as a metal hotbed.
Ancient Reign delivers power and heavy metal from Oslo since 2010. Over fifteen years in the Norwegian capital, they have maintained an unwavering commitment to the heroic traditions of European power metal.
Andrei Kaptsiuh is a heavy metal and hard rock solo project from Maladzyechna in the Minsk Region, active since 2016. This one-person operation from a small Belarusian town channels the classic sounds of metal and hard rock through an intensely personal creative lens.
Andrew W.K. is an American musician and entertainer, born Andrew Wilkes-Krier in Michigan in 1979, who built a career around maximalist party rock fusing heavy metal riffing, glam energy, and pop melodicism. His 2001 debut I Get Wet on Island Records, anchored by the anthemic "Party Hard," became a cult classic and established his persona as an unironic apostle of positivity and excess. He has released six studio albums through 2021, including God Is Partying, while also maintaining a career as a motivational speaker and public figure.
Andro Coulton brings heavy metal from the Derbyshire town of Belper since 2025, representing the newest generation of traditional metal from the East Midlands. Their solo-project approach channels individual vision through classic metal frameworks.
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