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Apocryptic is a melodic black and death metal band from Bochum, Germany, featuring Jan on guitar and bass, Simon on bass, Daniel on drums, and Matt on vocals. Their 2018 release Nothingness, produced by Dennis Koehne with artwork by Veit Schmoll, delivers three tracks of polished extreme metal blending black and death metal influences.
Straddling black metal, death metal, and melodic black metal from the Sevillian town of Arahal, Apoptosis has been exploring extreme metal's full spectrum since 2016. Their genre-fluid approach, which also incorporates thrash and grind elements, reflects a band unwilling to be confined to a single sonic identity.
Memphis, Tennessee death/doom project named after Tolkien's ranger king.
Arakiel crafts melodic black metal from Stockholm since 2012. Named after a fallen angel who taught the signs of the earth, over a decade of Swedish melodic black metal has maintained their celestial-rebel identity.
Archotype creates melodic black and death metal from Cologne since 2011, their Jungian-derived name suggesting the primordial patterns underlying their compositions. Nearly fifteen years on the Rhine have refined their approach to melodic extremity.
Archvile King channels melodic black metal with thrash elements from Nantes since 2020, their video-game-inspired name referencing the fearsome Doom enemy. Their genre-blending approach creates a distinctly modern take on the French black metal tradition.
Archæic crafts melodic black metal from Bursa since 2024. Their deliberately archaic spelling drives compositions that reach back to ancient forms from this former Ottoman capital at the foot of Mount Uludağ.
Argesk channels melodic black metal from Manchester since 2018, contributing to the northwest's growing black metal presence. Their enigmatic name suits a project that balances raw aggression with melodic sophistication.
Arktotus creates melodic black metal from Tver since 2013. Their Arctic-derived name brings polar coldness to over a decade of melodic compositions from this historic city between Moscow and Saint Petersburg.
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