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"Mirror" Mixtape (2022)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
05/08 @ Underground Arts, Philadelphia
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Akasha is a melodic heavy metal and hard rock band originally from Brownsville, Texas, now based in Memphis, Tennessee. With five releases in 2024-2025 alone — including the Spanish-language EP "Huellas" and single "Santa Cecilia" — the band bridges Latin American musical identity with classic heavy metal.
Akela channels the twin assault of power and thrash metal from Budapest, where they formed in 2011. Their sound bridges the anthemic melodies of power metal with the abrasive velocity of thrash, reflecting the duality embedded in their lupine namesake.
Aker is a young heavy metal and thrash outfit from Barcelona formed in 2022, bringing frenetic energy and dual-guitar fury to the Catalan metal scene. Their raw, riff-driven approach channels classic thrash intensity through a modern production lens.
Akeronte is a thrash metal band from Haedo, in the Buenos Aires metropolitan area, built around the aggressive, riff-forward sound of classic Bay Area and South American thrash. The band released two EPs early in their career — Mientras los Reyes Ríen in 2009 and Epidemia in 2010 — establishing their place in Argentina's underground thrash scene. The current lineup features Diego Atienza on vocals and guitar, Julian Cortina on guitar, Leandro Lebenas on bass, and Lucas Flores on drums.
Tuba City, Arizona black/thrash metal project from the Navajo Nation. One of the few metal acts from indigenous reservation land.
Akrasia is a black metal band from Salem, Massachusetts — a city whose witchcraft history makes it a fitting home for extreme metal. With eleven releases spanning 2011 to 2026, the project has been a prolific and enduring presence in the New England black metal underground.
Long Island, New York thrash metal project. Suburban aggression from the land of strip malls and speed metal.
Akzent plays heavy and thrash metal from Rostov-on-Don since 2015. Their German-accented name — meaning 'accent' or 'emphasis' — drives over a decade of stressed, forceful metal from this major southern Russian city.
Steeped in Lovecraftian horror and the Cthulhu Mythos, Al Azif has been wielding death-thrash metal from Madrid since the early 2000s. Their lyrics plunge into cosmic dread and gore, matched by a sound that merges old-school thrash velocity with death metal's guttural depths.
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