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Let You Go (2024)
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The Bestiary (2025)
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Halo (2017)
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Eugene, Oregon metalcore and power metal hybrid. A provocative name from the Pacific Northwest's most liberal college town.
Aklias delivers metalcore from the Scottish Highlands since 2023, bringing modern heavy music to one of Britain's most remote and beautiful regions. Their Highland origins lend genuine isolation to their sound.
Akshara creates metalcore from Monthey in the Valais canton since 2016. Named after the Sanskrit concept of the imperishable syllable, they bring Eastern philosophical depth to the hardcore-metal crossover from the Swiss Rhône Valley.
Aktaion delivers melodic death metal and metalcore from Halmstad since 2015. Named after the mythological hunter turned into a stag by Artemis, they bring Greek tragedy to melodic aggression from the Swedish west coast.
Akthesis merges death metal, melodic death metal, and metalcore from Nancy since 2020, creating a modern extreme sound from the Lorraine capital. Their fusion approach reflects the crossover sensibilities of France's newest generation of metal musicians.
Akuma delivers death metal, melodic death metal, and metalcore from Paris since 2013, their Japanese name meaning "demon" reflecting the ferocity of their sound. Their multi-genre approach brings Eastern-inspired intensity to the French capital's diverse metal scene.
Kozani's Alex Sherwood merges metalcore intensity with progressive metal sophistication in a solo project that showcases technical guitar work and dynamic songwriting. Active since 2019, the project brings ambitious metal from one of Greece's more remote northern cities.
Indianapolis metalcore act with a substantial catalog stretching from 2009 through the 2020s. Their sound evolved from the post-hardcore boom era into a more polished, arena-ready modern metalcore approach.
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