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Make It Rain / On the Other Side of Tonight (2024)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Aboriscor merges death metal, melodic death metal, and metalcore from the Breton port of Brest since 2012. Their sound channels Brittany's maritime intensity through a modern extreme metal lens.
Dover, Delaware death metal and metalcore project. The name's grim imagery channels the First State's small but determined metal underground.
Above Oceans brings metalcore from the Rhône Valley city of Valence since 2014, combining crushing breakdowns with melodic passages in the tradition of modern heavy music. Their aquatic name evokes rising above the depths their heaviness plumbs.
Providence, Rhode Island metalcore project. The name's negation of hopelessness offers an unusually optimistic entry point for aggressive music.
Athens' Absense blend melodic death metal with metalcore energy, creating an accessible yet aggressive sound built on soaring guitar harmonies and powerful breakdowns. Since 2020, they've brought a modern edge to the Greek melodeath tradition.
Absenth has navigated from melodic death and doom metal through industrial gothic to melodic metalcore from Voronezh since 2005. Two decades of stylistic reinvention from this Black Earth Region city speak to relentless creative restlessness.
Absolute Terror Field takes its name from the defensive barriers in Neon Genesis Evangelion, delivering melodic death metal and metalcore from Rome since 2019. Their anime-inspired identity informs an approach that balances aggression with the dramatic, narrative-driven intensity of their source material.
Absorption delivers metalcore from London since 2018, their name evoking the complete immersion their sound demands. The project contributes to the English capital's diverse heavy music landscape.
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.
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