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Masters of Morbidity (2022)
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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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A Clockwork Opera crafts symphonic metal from Manchester since 2016, their Kubrickian name blending dystopian imagery with theatrical grandeur. Their approach brings cinematic scope to the north of England's vibrant metal scene.
A Night in the Abyss merges death metal, deathcore, symphonic metal, and technical death metal from Brighton since 2015, creating an ambitiously broad sound from the seaside city. Their four-genre fusion produces compositions of remarkable scope and intensity.
A Portrait of Flesh and Blood is a symphonic and depressive black metal project from Los Angeles, California. Their 2015 full-length "The Pale Enchantress" weaves orchestral grandeur with raw black metal despair across seven tracks of atmospheric extremity.
A Secret Ending crafts symphonic and melodic death metal from an undisclosed Lithuanian location since 2020. Their narrative name suggests hidden resolutions revealed through the dramatic interplay of orchestral arrangements and extreme metal aggression.
A Sow of Violence is a symphonic and atmospheric black metal project from New England. Since their 2022 debut EP "Chaos Breeds Beauty," the project has expanded rapidly, releasing a second EP and the full-length "Abyssal" in 2025, layering orchestral textures over ferocious black metal foundations.
A Tale of Lacriel creates symphonic and melodic death metal from Moscow since 2022. Their fantasy-narrative name drives orchestrally enriched compositions that tell elaborate tales through the combined vocabulary of symphonic and extreme metal.
Los Angeles symphonic metal project whose Latin name means 'from eternity.' Orchestral grandeur and heavy metal from Hollywood's back yard.
Abaddon Codex are a symphonic death metal band from Linz who blend crushing death metal with orchestral arrangements. Their 2016 debut album The Human Parasite contains five tracks exploring themes of manipulation and existential ruin, with songs like 'Return of the Nephilim' and 'Contacting the Universe' showcasing the band's cinematic ambition.
Abstrusa Unde merges black metal, progressive metal, and symphonic metal from Paris since 2012, creating an ambitiously layered sound. Their Latin name, meaning "hidden wave," reflects the depths beneath their compositional surface.
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