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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Serpent & Spirit (2021)
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Make It Rain / On the Other Side of Tonight (2024)
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Anno Diaboli channels symphonic black metal from Omsk since 2012. Their Latin name meaning 'in the year of the devil' drives over a decade of orchestrally enhanced compositions from western Siberia.
Annysia crafts symphonic metal from Murcia, layering orchestral elements over heavy foundations in the sun-drenched southeast of Spain. Since 2015, the project has built a sound that contrasts the region's warmth with the grandeur and drama of symphonic composition.
Sharing their name with the legendary Nantes symphonic black metal act of the 1990s, this incarnation of Anorexia Nervosa has been carrying the banner from 2015 onward. Their multi-genre blend of black, death, industrial, and symphonic metal continues the tradition of boundary-pushing extreme music from the Loire-Atlantique capital.
Antalgia was born from guitarist Igna Jover's progressive ambitions in Lleida in late 2008, evolving from a metal cover band into a fully original symphonic prog-metal project. Albums like "Perception of Reality" and "Twisted Dreams of Dark Commander" showcase increasingly polished compositions mastered at Finland's legendary Finnvox Studios.
Antar creates symphonic melodic death metal from Surgut in western Siberia since 2018. Named after the pre-Islamic Arabian warrior-poet, they bring desert mythology to orchestrally enriched extremity from the frigid oil capital of the Khanty-Mansi region.
Los Angeles symphonic metal project crafting cinematic heavy music since 2020. Their singles Illusion and Tales Untold pair orchestral grandeur with metal power, channeling Hollywood's epic sensibility into something genuinely heavy.
Anthemon crafts doom, gothic, and symphonic metal from Paris since 2013, creating lush, atmospheric compositions layered with orchestral grandeur. Their triple-genre approach produces a sound as architecturally complex as the Parisian cityscape.
Anthurium weaves progressive and symphonic metal from the small Catalan town of Santa Eugènia de Berga, creating elaborate compositions that draw from both classical and metal traditions. Since 2019, the project has cultivated a layered, intricate sound that defies their rural origins.
Cahokia power metal project from the Illinois underground.
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