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Coming out of the Stubaital valley in Tyrol, A Man a Wolf a Killer play a hard-edged metalcore with aggressive riffing and dark lyrical themes built around wolves, death, and plague. The band released two full-lengths — Wolfthrasher in 2011 and Deathbringer in 2017 — maintaining a small but dedicated following in the underground metalcore scene.
A Serious Day has delivered metalcore from Fano on the Adriatic coast of Pesaro and Urbino since 2015. Their straightforward name belies the intensity they bring from this small Marche seaside town to Italy's hardcore-influenced metal circuit.
A Truth Betrayed is a melodic death metal and metalcore act from San Diego, California. Their 2014 EP "Hybrid" fuses the melodic sensibilities of Scandinavian death metal with the aggressive energy of American metalcore.
A Virgin Burial has delivered metalcore from the Adriatic resort city of Rimini since 2014. Far from the beach-holiday associations of their hometown, their sound channels aggressive breakdowns and emotional intensity through hardcore-influenced metal.
Washington, Pennsylvania grindcore and metalcore hybrid. The name captures the horror of consciousness from southwestern PA.
A Written Apology has been delivering metalcore from the Scottish city of Dundee since 2004, making them one of Scotland's longest-running metalcore acts. Over two decades of activity speak to remarkable persistence in the Tayside metal scene.
A-morality delivers metalcore and deathcore from Tobolsk in western Siberia since 2012. From this historic Siberian capital — once the seat of Russian colonial governance east of the Urals — they challenge moral frameworks through aggressive modern metal.
A.R.I.D.A. is a groove metal and metalcore band from San Rafael, Mendoza, formed by vocalist and bassist Francisco Escudero, guitarists Tomas Villegas and Alejandro Martin, and drummer Mariana Gutierrez. The band released their debut album Sueño Demencial in May 2022, a five-track conceptual record produced with support from Argentina's INAMU arts funding program.
A5 are a thrash-metalcore band from Týn nad Vltavou, South Bohemia, Czech Republic, whose music channels the aggression of both thrash and mosh-heavy metalcore. Their album "O ničem" (About Nothing) has been reviewed within the Czech underground metal and rock community, where they maintain a presence on domestic platforms.
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