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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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Across the Rain channels melodic death metal and metalcore from Moscow since 2012. Over a decade of activity, their meteorological name has guided compositions that push through emotional storms.
Across the Sun is a progressive metalcore band from Portland, Oregon, formed in 2004. The band built their sound across a series of EPs — including the well-received Pestilence & Rapture in 2009 — before releasing their debut full-length Before the Night Takes Us in 2011 on Metal Blade Records. Their music fuses melodic progressive metal architecture with metalcore aggression and dual vocal approaches.
Act of Violence is a thrash metal and metalcore band from Columbus, Ohio. With five releases spanning their career, the band fuses thrash metal's riff-driven aggression with the intensity of hardcore punk.
Action were a metalcore and death metal band from Teplice, Czech Republic, active from 1998 to 2013, who began in the New York hardcore tradition of Madball and Ryker's before incorporating increasingly heavy death metal riffs and breakdowns. By their final years, their sound had evolved into a toughened moshcore and deathcore hybrid comparable to Hatebreed and All Out War.
Action Jackson are a death metal, melodic death metal, and metalcore band from Berlin, Germany, active since 2012, who blend multiple strains of modern extreme metal. Their sound navigates the intersection of death metal aggression, melodic precision, and metalcore dynamics from the heart of Germany's capital.
Acts of Brutality merges groove metal with metalcore from the Wiltshire town of Chippenham since 2012, delivering exactly what their name promises. Over a decade of punishing compositions reflect sustained commitment within the West Country's metal scene.
Adam Eytan is a progressive and melodic death metal solo artist from Hartford, Connecticut. The project blends technical precision with melodic sensibility within a framework of modern progressive death metal.
Adam Johnston merges metalcore with thrash from the Dorset coastal town of Bournemouth since 2008, bringing nearly two decades of aggressive solo-project energy. Their longevity reflects sustained commitment to heavy music from England's southern coast.
Adame is a metalcore band from St. Petersburg, Florida. The band delivers the aggressive energy and emotional intensity that defines the Florida metalcore scene.
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