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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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Abused Majesty has crafted symphonic black metal from Białystok in northeastern Poland since 2004. Over two decades from the Podlasie capital near the Belarusian border, they have produced orchestrally enriched black metal of sustained ambition.
Abyss Below delivers symphonic blackened death metal from Oslo and Gothenburg as of 2025. Their bi-national Norwegian-Swedish operation bridges two of Scandinavia's most important extreme metal cities.
Abyss Gazes crafts symphonic and gothic metal from Katowice since 2018. Their Nietzschean name — referencing the abyss that gazes back — drives compositions that explore the reciprocal darkness between observer and void.
Abyssic crafts symphonic doom and death metal from Haslum near Oslo since 2024, creating vast, orchestrally enriched compositions of crushing deliberation. Their cavernous name captures the oceanic depths their music plumbs.
A symphonic metal project from Reutlingen, Germany, Acanthus formed in 2020 and bring orchestral grandeur to their heavy compositions. The project draws from the lush tradition of European symphonic metal, adding cinematic scope to the Swabian metal landscape.
Symphonic black/death metal band from Lucerne, Switzerland, whose 2019 concept album "Gate Into the Abyss" is built around Greek mythology—specifically the Promethean narrative of divine rebellion, human liberation, and descent into the underworld. The nine-track record follows a protagonist journeying through Hades and Tartarus guided by the prophet Teiresias, and was self-released for 20 CHF.
Acid Empire crafts progressive and symphonic metal from the Surrey town of Guildford since 2010, bringing orchestral grandeur to the Home Counties. Over fifteen years of ambitious compositions reflect sustained commitment to expansive metal.
Acts of Tranquillity creates symphonic and power metal from Östersund in Jämtland since 2022. Their peaceful-action name drives orchestrally enhanced compositions from this northern Swedish winter-sports capital.
Ad Extirpenda merges black metal with symphonic elements from Nantes since 2024, their name referencing the medieval papal bull authorizing torture during the Inquisition. Their historical gravity feeds dramatic compositions that blend darkness with orchestral grandeur.
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