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Aeonblack are a power metal band from Lörrach, Germany, near the Swiss and French borders, with releases including the album Metal Bound and The Time Will Come. Their classic power metal approach carries the anthemic spirit and twin-guitar attack that defines the genre's European tradition.
Aesmóðir creates death metal and powerviolence from Gävle in Gästrikland since 2021. Their Old Norse-styled name adds Viking-era linguistic identity to a fierce genre combination from this northern Swedish port city.
Aesthesia is a heavy and power metal project from Mansfield, Ohio. With two full-lengths and three EPs released between 2019 and 2021, the project draws from nature-themed concepts — rainforests, cloud forests, jungles — creating an unusual thematic niche within power metal.
After Infinity reaches for the cosmic with power metal from the Finnish underground since 2022. Their name suggests compositions that venture beyond the boundaries of conventional metal, into territories as vast as their ambitions.
After:Life was a power metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, active from 2011 until their split-up. Operating in the tradition of Brazilian melodic power metal, the band explored themes of philosophy, loss, and science fiction, releasing material through Die Hard Records before eventually disbanding.
AfterDreams is a power metal band from Campana, Buenos Aires, Argentina, with a discography that includes the albums Wildfire (2012) and Nightmare (2017), the latter showcasing a hard rock and power metal approach rooted in themes of faith and perseverance. The band's lineup has featured members performing under stage names including Paulie Danger on vocals, Bryan Blade and Freddie Crazy on guitars, Ernie Raven on bass, and Nicko Thunder on drums. Active in the Argentine metal scene, AfterDreams have built a following through years of recorded output and live performances.
Afterimage is a death metal and metalcore band from Barrington, Illinois. Across two full-lengths — "Lumière" (2015) and "EVE" (2018) — and an EP, the band has evolved from metalcore roots into more death-metal-influenced territory, with French-titled albums hinting at artistic ambitions beyond the genre norm.
AfterShock is a thrash metal band with roots in Honolulu, Hawaii, later based in San Francisco. Their 2020 full-length "RiSk - High-Risk Behavior" brings an island-to-mainland thrash metal attack across eleven tracks.
Afterworld delivers power metal from Oulu since 2023, bringing epic melodic metal to Finland's northern reaches. Their otherworldly name matches the escapist grandeur that power metal promises.
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