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Make It Rain / On the Other Side of Tonight (2024)
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Rising from the ashes of power/gothic act The Stormrider, Angeldark has been crafting symphonic gothic metal in Gijón since 2007. Their concept album "Angélique" featured the Bratislava Symphony Orchestra & Choir and was produced by Santiago Fano, revealing ambitions that stretch far beyond Asturias's borders.
Angizia are a long-running Viennese avant-garde ensemble who blend doom, gothic, and symphonic metal with chamber music and Expressionist literary themes. Albums such as Das Schachbrett des Trommelbuben Zacharias and Das Tagebuch der Hanna Anikin are full-length conceptual works that function almost as dark operettas, using strings, piano, and sung German narrative to tell bleak, Kafkaesque stories.
Angtoria crafts symphonic metal from Sundsvall since 2003. Over two decades from this northern Swedish coastal city, they have developed orchestrally enriched compositions of dramatic scope.
Angélida blends symphonic, gothic, and power metal from Zaragoza with female-fronted vocals and intricate guitar solos woven through every track. Across three albums including "Decanimae," "La Ciudad de los Pájaros," and "La Liga Onírica," they've built a lush, genre-spanning sound rooted in Aragonese creativity.
Anima Aeterna creates symphonic and gothic metal from Motril on the tropical coast of Granada province since 2017. Their Latin name meaning 'eternal soul' guides darkly orchestral compositions from one of Spain's southernmost towns, where sugarcane and subtropical fruits grow.
Animorph delivers symphonic metal from Saint Petersburg since 2024. Their shape-shifting name — evoking the popular science-fiction series — drives orchestrally enhanced compositions of transformative power from Russia's imperial city.
One of Hungary's longest-running extreme metal acts, Ankh has operated since 1994 from the historic town of Tata, blending symphonic arrangements with melodic death metal and folk instrumentation. Their Egyptian-themed name belies a distinctly Central European musical identity forged over three decades.
Anna KiaRa creates symphonic metal from Moscow since 2020. Built around a vocalist's artistic identity, they craft orchestrally enhanced compositions of dramatic power from the Russian capital.
Annatar crafts symphonic metal from Delft since 2022, named after Sauron's fair disguise in Tolkien's legendarium. From the city of Vermeer, they weave orchestral deception through compositions that mask darkness beneath beauty.
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