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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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The Anthropocene Extinction (2015)
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Amras Numenesse crafts symphonic black metal from İzmir since 2018. Their double-Tolkien name — combining an Elf prince with a variant of Númenor — drives orchestrally enhanced compositions from Turkey's Aegean metropolis.
Ana Blanché creates symphonic metal from Barcelona since 2012, built around the artistic vision of its namesake vocalist. Over a decade in Catalonia's creative capital, the project has developed a distinctive blend of orchestral grandeur and metal power.
Anacreon creates symphonic gothic metal and rock from Prague since 2018, named after the ancient Greek lyric poet of love and wine. From the Czech capital's Gothic spires and Baroque palaces, they craft compositions of dark symphonic beauty.
Anagram to Anna crafts symphonic gothic and doom metal from Horlivka in the Donetsk Region since 2013. From this war-affected city, their personal, puzzle-like name drives compositions of darkly romantic complexity.
Anakeion merges atmospheric black metal, doom metal, and symphonic metal from the French underground since 2013, creating a multi-genre fusion of vast scope. Their Greek name, referencing an ancient Athenian temple, adds classical gravitas to their sweeping compositions.
Anama is a progressive and symphonic metal band from São Bernardo do Campo, in the greater São Paulo metropolitan area of Brazil, formed in 2023. Part of the broader AnamA project that blends symphonic prog metal with ethnic and orchestral influences, the band features Babi Bueno on vocals and keys alongside Caio Garibaldi on guitar, crafting layered cinematic metal with roots in the ABC Paulista underground scene.
Huntsville progressive metal project from the Arkansas underground.
Pelham symphonic metal project from the New Hampshire underground.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania symphonic metal project whose 2019 single Suicide Lake pairs orchestral grandeur with heavy guitar work. Operating from Pennsylvania Dutch Country, they bring an unexpected dose of cinematic metal to a region better known for its pastoral landscapes.
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