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Accursed Years merges black metal, death metal, folk metal, and melodic death metal from the Dorset coastal town of Weymouth since 2015. Their four-genre fusion creates an ambitiously diverse sound drawn from the English Channel coast.
Acedia is a melodic death metal band from St. Louis, Missouri. Their catalog includes the 2017 full-length "Speculum Humanae Salvationis" and 2020 EP "Selfhatred.Addiction," blending melodic death metal's twin-guitar harmonies with introspective lyrical themes.
Acephalia is a slam and brutal death metal band from the Connecticut and Ohio area. Their 2026 EP "Visceral Atrophy" delivers three tracks of guttural, bone-crushing slam brutality.
Achaia are a melodic death metal band from Saarbrücken, Germany, active since 2012, drawing from the Scandinavian melodeath tradition while rooting their sound in the industrial Saarland region. Their approach balances technical aggression with the melodic sensibility that defines the genre's European lineage.
Acheode has undergone a significant evolution from melodic death metal and metalcore beginnings to technical death metal and deathcore, operating from Verona since 2012. Their stylistic journey reflects the restless creative energy of the Veneto metal underground.
Achernar creates melodic death metal from Sassari in northern Sardinia since 2009, named after one of the brightest stars in the night sky. Their stellar nomenclature guides a sound that pairs melodic precision with the raw energy of the Sardinian underground.
Death metal project that migrated from Tampa to Pittsburgh to Columbus — three cities, each with deep metal roots. Named after the river of woe in Greek mythology.
Formed in Ostend in spring 1999 by the Winkelmans brothers alongside Rik Aspeslagh and Kris Bollenberg, this melodic death metal band built a following in the Belgian underground before signing to Mausoleum Records. They were active for over a decade before disbanding in September 2012.
Garden City, Long Island melodic death metal project. The biological term for a needle-like structure fits the precision of their Scandinavian-influenced approach.
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