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Ride the Flatline (feat. Jami Morgan & Code Orange) (2024)
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Evidence (2023)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Attick Demons has delivered heavy and power metal from Almada across the Tagus from Lisbon since 2011. Their attic-dwelling demonic imagery drives over a decade of energetic, classic-styled metal from the southern bank of the estuary.
Attila Heller creates symphonic and heavy metal from Belgrade since 2023. Named for a Hungarian historical figure, they bring Central European grandeur to orchestrally enhanced metal from the Serbian capital.
Attis plays heavy metal from Reșița in the Caraș-Severin mountains since 2016. Named after the Phrygian vegetation deity, they bring ancient Anatolian mythology to classic metal from this steel-industry town in the western Carpathians.
Atypi channels atmospheric heavy and black metal from Jönköping since 2014. Their atypical-abbreviated name drives unconventional compositions from this southern Swedish lakeside city at the top of Lake Vättern.
Audiovision delivers heavy and melodic power metal from Kungsör in Södermanland since 2016. Their sensory-fusion name drives a decade of compositions that unite sonic and visual imagination from this small Mälaren Valley town.
Seattle NWOTHM and stoner metal outfit named after the Twin Peaks character. Three releases since 2014 including Devil's Bell and Pure Heavy deliver thick, groove-laden metal from the city David Lynch made synonymous with Pacific Northwest darkness.
August Life explores heavy and progressive metal from the Netherlands since 2018. Their vitality-evoking name suggests the peak of summer — and of creative energy — channeled through technically ambitious compositions.
Los Angeles progressive metal project with twelve releases since 2024. Their rapid-fire output — including the Amor Fati EP drawing on Nietzschean philosophy — builds one of the most prolific prog catalogs in recent LA history.
Aura Eterna has been crafting heavy and power metal from Madrid since 2006, bringing nearly two decades of anthemic, melody-driven compositions to the Spanish capital's live circuit. Their name evokes the eternal spirit they channel through their metallic craft.
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