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Divine (2024)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
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Avven has evolved from folk metal into folk-influenced metalcore from Kresnice in central Slovenia since 2006. Two decades from this small Litija municipality community, they have maintained folk roots while evolving their metallic expression.
Awaiting Downfall is a metalcore band from Geseke in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, formed in 2014, delivering the genre's trademark combination of aggressive breakdowns, melodic passages, and dynamic vocal interplay. The band operates from the rural Soester Borde region of Westphalia.
Awakening Sun merges melodic death, thrash, and groove metal with metalcore from Vilnius since 2011. Their dawn-focused name drives over a decade of aggressive yet melodic compositions that span four overlapping subgenres.
Away from the Sun is a modern metalcore band from Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, formed in 2020. Blending melodic death metal with contemporary metalcore, the band weaves themes of psychoanalytic archetypes, philosophy, and misanthropy throughout their releases, including the albums Unity and Anima. Their sound draws on the melodic Gothenburg tradition while incorporating the rhythmic aggression of modern metalcore.
Axe to Grind delivers melodic groove metal and metalcore from Eindhoven since 2015. From the city that hosts the legendary Dynamo metal festival, they bring rhythmically charged aggression with a vendetta-fueled edge.
AXTY is a metalcore and nu-metalcore band from São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2016 by vocalist Felipe Hervoso as a solo project originally named Anxiety, later expanding into a full quartet with guitarist Felipi Grivol, bassist Jonathas Peschiera, and drummer Gabriel Vacari. Their music draws on contemporary metalcore acts such as Architects and Bring Me the Horizon, incorporating electronic elements and alternating between harsh screams and clean vocals. Their 2024 album Hannya spans nu-metalcore, post-hardcore, and electronic territory, with lyrics centered on mental health and personal resilience.
Cardiff's Azmeca blend metalcore aggression with progressive metal sophistication, weaving complex song structures through heavy breakdowns and technical passages. Formed in 2023, they bring a fresh perspective to the Welsh metal scene.
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