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A Constant Knowledge of Death

Worcester, MA, US · 2015–present · active
Worcester, Massachusetts hardcore punk and post-metal project. The existentialist name channels the ever-present awareness of mortality through heavy, boundary-crossing music from central Massachusetts.
Hardcore PunkPost-Metal

A Death by the Seaside

Philadelphia, PA, US · 2021–present · active
Philadelphia post-metal project whose name pairs mortality with the tranquil shore. Atmospheric heaviness that finds darkness in beauty.
Post-Metal

A Ghost in Rags

Freiburg im Breisgau, DE · 2018–present · active
Formed in Freiburg im Breisgau in 2018, A Ghost in Rags play instrumental post-metal that blends post-rock dynamics with doom heaviness, black metal riffing, and sludge undertow. Their debut album Akarano arrived in June 2022, followed by the announcement of their second full-length Solfatara for release in June 2025, both demonstrating the band's commitment to slow-unfolding, structure-defying compositions.
Doom MetalPost-MetalSludge Metal

A Storm of Light

Brooklyn, New York City, NY, US · 2007–present · active
Brooklyn post-metal project delivering atmospheric heaviness from New York City's creative epicenter. Cinematic, boundary-crossing music.
Post-Metal

Abandoned Cities

Örebro, SE · 2012–present · active
Abandoned Cities crafts post-metal from the Örebro and Stockholm corridor since 2012. Their urban-decay name drives over a decade of atmospheric compositions that explore the desolation of empty metropolitan spaces.
Post-Metal

Abraham

Lausanne, CH · 2011–present · active
Post-hardcore and sludge/post-metal band from Lausanne, Switzerland, signed to Pelagic Records and known for dense, slow-burning compositions that blend doom, black metal, and post-rock dynamics. Their 2025 album "IDSUNGWÜSSÄ" has been described by fans as part of a conceptual trilogy, built around existential themes and a suffocating sonic intensity.
Post-MetalSludge Metal

Abrams

Denver, CO, US · 2014–present · active
Abrams is a sludge and post-metal band from Denver, Colorado. Since their 2014 debut EP "February," the band has released three full-lengths of massive, emotionally charged heaviness, with their sound evolving from raw sludge into expansive post-metal territory across a decade-plus career.
Post-MetalSludge Metal

Absent In Body

BE · 2017–present · active
Absent in Body is a Belgian post-metal supergroup formed in 2017 by Amenra guitarist Mathieu Vandekerckhove and vocalist Colin H. van Eeckhout alongside Neurosis vocalist Scott Kelly and former Sepultura drummer Iggor Cavalera. Their debut album Plague God, released in 2022 on Season of Mist, melds post-metal, drone, sludge, and EBM into five sprawling compositions that draw on each member's history in confrontational, ceremony-driven heavy music. The project is deliberately collaborative and sparse, functioning as a slow-moving, ritualistic extension of the members' respective primary bands.
DronePost-MetalSludge Metal

Abysslooker

Samara, RU · 2020–present · active
Abysslooker crafts doom and post-metal from Samara since 2020. Their name — one who gazes into the abyss — invokes the Nietzschean warning that drives their contemplative Volga-born heaviness.
Doom MetalPost-Metal

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