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Vault Of Horrors (2024)
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Liars & Thieves (2024)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Ascalon delivers heavy metal from the Lancashire city of Preston since 2015, named after the legendary spear used by St. George to slay the dragon. Over a decade of traditional metal from northwest England speaks to sustained commitment.
California doom band whose name perfectly captures their approach — massive, sky-reaching riffs that slowly elevate through crushing weight into transcendent heaviness.
Ascéal are a folk metal band from Winterthur, Switzerland, formed in 2018, whose name derives from the Gaelic phrase for "telling a story." The band pairs Celtic instruments — bagpipes and flutes played alongside rhythm guitar and double bass — with clean female vocals and growls, drawing lyrical themes from Irish and European folklore, mythology, and history across their debut EP "Untold Stories" (2023).
Chalcis' Asfix deliver heavy and thrash metal from the capital of Euboea, bringing high-energy riffing and aggressive vocals to the island's growing metal community. Active since 2021, they represent the spread of Greek metal beyond the major urban centres.
Asgardians is a heavy metal band from Denmark, formed in 2015, whose Norse-mythological name channels the warrior spirit of the gods into traditional heavy metal. The band carries forward the Scandinavian heavy metal tradition with their riff-driven approach.
Asgâya channels heavy metal from Castellón de la Plana with a dedication to classic metal values since 2015. Their Tolkien-inflected name hints at epic aspirations within a traditional heavy metal framework.
Asgëir has been delivering heavy metal from Madrid since 2012, named with Norse-inspired flair that reflects the band's connection to metal's Viking-age mythology. Their output contributes to the capital's broad and deep traditional metal community.
Ashes of Reason delivers heavy metal from the Black Country town of Dudley since 2025, their philosophical-destruction name reflecting the burning away of logic in favor of pure metal feeling. Their West Midlands origins connect them to the heartland of British heavy metal.
Ashes of the Skull merges thrash and heavy metal from İzmir as of 2026. Their cranial-remnant name drives compositions of bone-grinding intensity from Turkey's Aegean coast.
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