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"Mirror" Mixtape (2022)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
05/08 @ Underground Arts, Philadelphia
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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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.
Adonis is a speed and thrash metal band from Los Angeles. Their sound nods to the classic speed metal revival while incorporating modern production sensibilities, drawing from LA's rich tradition of high-velocity metal.
Adora is a melodic death metal and metalcore band from Irvine, California that has been steadily building a body of work since their earliest demos in the mid-2010s. With two full-lengths — "...of Serpentine Forces" and "Ophidian Kult" — alongside EPs, demos, and a split, the band has refined a serpent-themed aesthetic married to tight melodic death metal riffing with metalcore intensity.
Adrienne is a metalcore band from Massachusetts. With a self-titled EP in 2021 and "Summer's Beginning" in 2023, the band plays emotionally charged metalcore that draws from the rich hardcore and metal traditions of the New England scene.
Casper, Wyoming metalcore project. The name's cautionary tone adds irony to aggressive music from the Cowboy State.
AeSect has delivered metalcore from Dublin since 2013, building a reputation through Ireland's active hardcore and metal crossover circuit. Their decade-plus tenure has seen them develop from the Irish capital's DIY venues into a mainstay of the national heavy music landscape.
Aether is a melodic metalcore band from Salt Lake City, Utah. Active since 2013, the band has released two full-lengths — "One Chosen by the Gods" and "Tarot" — blending melodic guitar work with the heavy breakdowns and emotional intensity of modern metalcore.
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