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Abyss is a thrash and death metal band from McAllen, Texas. Operating from the Rio Grande Valley, the band contributes to the South Texas extreme metal underground.
Abyssia has been forging heavy and thrash metal from Seyssinet in the Grenoble metropolitan area since 2012, channeling the Alpine intensity of the Isère valley. Their abyssal name contrasts with their mountainous origins.
Acantha plays heavy metal from Bærum, the affluent municipality west of Oslo, since 2021. Named after the Greek mythological nymph, their classical reference brings mythic femininity to traditional heavy metal.
Milwaukee death/doom project. The oxymoronic name — suicide cannot be accidental — creates productive unease from Beer City.
Accidentals were a heavy metal band from Nicosia, Cyprus, formed in 1991 and now split up, whose existence predates most of the island's metal infrastructure. As one of the earliest Cypriot heavy metal acts, they released material through All Records and helped establish a precedent for the metal scene that would develop in Nicosia over the following decade.
Accipiter is a heavy metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2014 and active in the city's underground traditional metal scene. With a minimal public profile, the band operates independently, carrying forward the São Paulo heavy metal tradition that has produced some of Brazil's most storied acts.
Acclaim brings heavy metal from the Gloucestershire town of Cheltenham since 2015, channeling the Cotswolds' refined atmosphere through classic metal frameworks. Their affirmative name captures the triumphant spirit of traditional heavy metal.
Savage Death Metal from Arlington.
Acero is a heavy metal band from Alicante, Spain, formed in 2019, whose Spanish name meaning 'steel' declares the genre's core essence of hard, unyielding metal. The band brings traditional heavy metal to the southeastern Spanish coast.
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