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Piles of Festering Decomposition (2020)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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The Anthropocene Extinction (2015)
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Aura Noire merges black metal with symphonic elements from Belfort since 2013, their French-Latin name meaning "black aura" perfectly describing the dark atmosphere that envelops their sound. Over a decade of activity reflects sustained commitment in the Territoire de Belfort.
Aurium creates symphonic metal and rock from Belgrade since 2015. Their Latin name meaning 'of gold' drives a decade of orchestrally polished compositions from the Serbian capital.
Aurora Ghost crafts symphonic metal from an undisclosed German location since 2011. Their spectral-aurora name suggests the shimmering, ethereal quality of their orchestrally enhanced compositions.
Aurum crafts symphonic metal from the historic university city of Turku since 2006, their Latin name meaning "gold" reflecting the precious, polished quality of their orchestral metal compositions. Nearly two decades of activity make them one of southwestern Finland's most established symphonic acts.
Autumn Dream evokes the fading warmth of Seville's seasons through gothic and symphonic metal launched in 2024. The project's atmospheric approach contrasts southern Spain's scorching reality with the melancholic beauty their name implies.
Avaland crafts heavy metal, power metal, and symphonic metal from the Alpine city of Grenoble since 2009, creating epic, orchestrally-enriched compositions from the Isère valley. Their mythological-sounding name suits the fantastical scope of their genre-spanning ambitions.
Decatur, Illinois thrash metal project with six releases since 2012. Black Waltz and Feathers & Flesh deliver theatrical, riff-driven metal from central Illinois, building a substantial catalog from the heartland.
Avatar of Hate delivers symphonic death metal from an undisclosed Romanian location since 2019. Their name — a divine incarnation of hatred — drives orchestrally enhanced compositions of devastating intensity.
Avistortion is a symphonic metal band from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2024, blending the grandeur of symphonic elements with alternative metal intensity and featuring three vocalists including award-winning American opera singer Stephanie DePrez alongside Sascha Herrmann and Joel Steve-Dawe. Guitarist and songwriter Soheil Bonakdarzadeh leads the project's compositions, which merge operatic vocal styles with heavy metal across tracks like Stranger No More and Selig.
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