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Alchemist is a thrash/groove metal band from Los Angeles with a prolific output of fifteen releases between 2018 and 2020. The project's rapid-fire catalog includes EPs with names like "Bread" and "BOLDFACE," suggesting an irreverent approach to heavy music.
Alchil plays speed and power metal from Partanna in Trapani province, deep in western Sicily, since 2011. Their presence in this remote corner of the island demonstrates the reach of classic European metal traditions into Italy's most peripheral communities.
Originally formed as Battleheart in Perth, Scotland, Alestorm became the world's premier pirate metal band by fusing folk metal and power metal with rum-soaked, seafaring lyrics. Signed to Napalm Records since 2007, Christopher Bowes and crew have built an international following with albums like "Captain Morgan's Revenge" and their signature brand of "True Scottish Pirate Metal."
Chino, California power metal solo project. Inland Empire melodic metal from the suburban sprawl east of Los Angeles.
Alexander Layer explores progressive and power metal from Caserta, the city of the Bourbon Royal Palace near Naples, since 2019. Their regal surroundings seem to inform the grandeur and technical ambition of their southern Italian metal.
Alia has produced symphonic power metal from Turin since 2014, pairing orchestral grandeur with the soaring vocal melodies and driving rhythms that define European power metal. Their decade-long presence has contributed to Piedmont's active power metal community.
Sarasota, Florida power metal project. Assumed identity music from the Gulf Coast.
Aliquid is a progressive/power metal band from Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil, formed in 2011 and active in the northeastern Brazilian underground metal scene. Playing in a genre dominated by bands from the south and southeast, Aliquid brings melodic progressive metal with power metal dynamics to a region less commonly represented in Brazilian metal discourse. The band is unsigned and independent, releasing music through Bandcamp.
Alkateya plays heavy and power metal from Lisbon as of 2025. Their phonetic spelling adds a distinctive visual identity to classic metal traditions from the Portuguese capital.
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