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Masters of Morbidity (2022)
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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Acharaxon creates melodic black metal from an undisclosed Swedish location as of 2025. Their invented, arcane-sounding name drives freshly composed melodic black metal of deliberate mystery.
Achathras channels melodic black metal from the British underground since 2025, representing the newest generation of UK black metal. Their enigmatic, ancient-sounding name adds mystical depth to their melodic extremity.
Admonish channels melodic black metal from Stockholm since 2018. Their warning-based name drives compositions of reproachful intensity from the Swedish capital.
A melodic black metal band from Leuven, Flemish Brabant, formed in 1997 with lyrical themes focused on darkness, misanthropy, and societal contempt. The band was active through the late 1990s and early 2000s before splitting up, leaving behind a modest but earnest contribution to the Belgian black metal underground.
Aeon Arcanum has evolved from melodic power and black metal into melodic black and death metal from Kočani in eastern North Macedonia since 2011. Their shifting stylistic compass reflects a restless creative spirit from this small Balkan town in the Osogovo Mountains.
Aeon Moon crafts melodic black metal from an undisclosed Swedish location since 2022. Their cosmic-temporal name — an age of lunar significance — drives compositions of melodic darkness.
Aeternum Vale has practiced melodic black metal from Dublin since 2013, taking their name from the Latin farewell meaning 'goodbye forever.' Their decade-long commitment has produced a body of work that layers melodic sophistication over black metal's raw emotional core.
Aethernum creates melodic black metal from Bari on the Adriatic coast of Puglia since 2020. Their ethereal name drives a sound that balances black metal's harshness with melodic sophistication, offering a refined southern Italian take on the style.
Agazah forges melodic black metal from the Kajaani region in Kainuu since 2014, channeling the isolation and darkness of eastern Finland's vast forests. Their sound carries the stark beauty of one of the country's most remote populated areas.
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