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Slave to the Scalpel (2021)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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AMENRA “De zotte morgen” (written by Zjef Vanuytsel) (2020)
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State Of Unrest (2023)
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Aeonyzhar are an epic black metal band from Hanover, Germany, active since 2008, who fuse brutal riffs and blast beats with monumental orchestral and choral passages. Their approach reinterprets the atmosphere of nineties symphonic black metal through a modern lens, with releases like The Profane Era and Liberation showcasing their ambition to merge extremity with orchestral grandeur.
Aephanemer is a French melodic death metal band formed in Toulouse in 2013, blending Gothenburg-style melodic death metal with symphonic orchestration and lyrics in both French and English. The band released their debut Memento mori in 2016 and signed to Napalm Records for subsequent albums including Prokopton (2019), A Dream of Wilderness (2021), and Utopie. Their sound draws on the classical and cinematic traditions of symphonic metal while maintaining the rhythmic directness of the melodic death metal genre.
Aequinoctium Sanguinis blends black metal with symphonic grandeur from Bordeaux since 2015, their Latin name meaning "equinox of blood" evoking ancient rituals at the turning of seasons. Their sound carries the ceremonial weight that their elaborate name promises.
Aesma Daeva is a symphonic metal and darkwave band from Saint Paul, Minnesota. Their 2006 album "Dawn of the New Athens" blends operatic vocals, orchestral arrangements, and darkwave atmospherics into a distinctive take on symphonic metal.
Aeternitas are a symphonic and gothic metal band from Lübeck, Germany, whose 2016 debut House of Usher spans fifteen tracks inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's classic Gothic tale. Their literary approach to symphonic metal, threading narrative through orchestral heaviness, positions them at the intersection of metal and dark Romantic literature.
Aeternum Dominium channels symphonic black metal from Bologna since 2020, their Latin name meaning 'eternal dominion' guiding grand, orchestrally layered compositions. From Emilia-Romagna's intellectual capital, they bring academic rigor to symphonic extremity.
Aevlord channels black metal with experimental and symphonic elements from Suresnes in the Parisian suburbs since 2007. Nearly two decades of genre-blending activity have carved out a unique space within the Île-de-France metal underground.
Aevum has crafted symphonic metal from Turin since 2008, their Latin name meaning 'age' or 'eternity' reflecting the timeless quality they pursue through orchestral arrangements and powerful vocals. Nearly two decades of activity have established them within Piedmont's symphonic metal tradition.
After Apocalypse crafts symphonic metal from Brescia, the industrial Lombard city, since 2019. Their post-cataclysmic name drives compositions that imagine the world after its end, rendered in orchestral grandeur and metallic power.
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