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Asmodean explores progressive metal and hard rock from Trondheim since 2014. Named after a character from Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time, they bring fantasy-literature depth to compositions that bridge progressive metal's complexity with hard rock accessibility.
Asperity explores progressive heavy metal from Sala in Västmanland since 2024. Their roughness-named project brings textural complexity to progressive compositions from this historic Swedish silver-mining town.
Asphyxiate is a progressive death metal band from Flemish Brabant, Belgium, blending technical death metal structures with progressive song architecture. They released the "Electric Demonic Plague" EP and a self-titled cassette, building a sound that pushes beyond straightforward brutality into more elaborate compositional territory.
Aspro Askari creates progressive black and death metal from Cologne since 2016. Their name, combining Greek and Swahili words, brings a multicultural edge to their progressive approach to extreme metal from the Rhine metropolis.
Assent merges groove and progressive metal from Paris since 2017, their affirmative name contrasting with the heavy complexity of their sound. Their rhythmically driven approach combines cerebral composition with visceral impact.
Assignment is a band from Gutersloh, Germany, active since 2005, whose sound evolved from early death and thrash metal roots into a progressive power metal direction. This stylistic transformation reflects an ambitious musical trajectory that expanded the band's scope from raw aggression into more complex and melodic territory.
Asterion is a progressive death metal band from Santiago, Chile, formed in 2006, featuring vocalist Matias Ibañez, keyboardist Eliseo Peña, guitarists Mauricio Silva and Alejandro Oliva, bassist Gustavo Miranda, and drummer Jorge Ovalle. The band released their debut album Nihil Perpetuum in 2008 and followed it with Zerzura in 2010 on Australis Records, blending elements of avant-garde, black, death, and doom metal.
Asteroidea was an instrumental progressive metal and shred band from Salvador, Bahia, founded in 2001 by guitarist Patrick Amorim — the name itself derived from the Latin word for the starfish class. Heavily influenced by guitar virtuosos Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, and Yngwie Malmsteen, the group focused on technically demanding original compositions rather than vocals, recording the demo Furthering Your Imagination in 2002 before eventually disbanding.
Astolat creates progressive and symphonic doom metal from Linköping since 2013. Named after the Arthurian castle of Elaine the Fair, they bring Camelot mythology to over a decade of orchestrally enriched doom from eastern Sweden.
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