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L'Enfant Sauvage (Special Edition) (2012)
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The Necrotic Manifesto (Bonus Tracks Edition) (2023)
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Las Vegas-bred rockers Adelitas Way burst onto the hard rock scene in 2009 with their self-titled debut and the anthem 'Invincible,' which became a staple on ESPN and WWE programming. Frontman Rick DeJesus leads the band through arena-ready hooks and muscular guitar tones that draw from post-grunge and alternative metal traditions. Their consistent output of radio-friendly yet hard-hitting rock has kept them touring relentlessly across the US festival circuit.
Death metal band founded in Lausanne, Switzerland in 2022, whose 2024 debut album "Resurgence" and its 2025 instrumental counterpart blend technical and progressive death metal with saxophone guest contributions and synthesizers. Produced by Alex Sedin, the band features drum programming alongside live bass and guitar, releasing material independently through Bandcamp.
Adelphophagy is a death metal band from Buffalo, New York. Named after the biological phenomenon of sibling cannibalism, the band delivers suitably savage death metal from the Western New York underground.
Adem thrashes from Kyiv since 2015. Their concise Turkish-Ukrainian name — meaning 'man' or 'person' in Turkish — drives over a decade of thrash from the Ukrainian capital.
Adema is an American nu metal band formed in Bakersfield, California in 2000, featuring vocalist Mark Chavez, who is the half-brother of Korn's Jonathan Davis. The band signed to Arista Records and achieved mainstream visibility with their self-titled debut in 2001, driven by the singles "Giving In" and "The Way You Like It," followed by Unstable in 2003. Despite significant lineup instability throughout their career, they remained active with intermittent activity into the 2010s.
Ademus is a heavy and thrash metal band from Rhode Island. With six releases spanning their career, the band has been a consistent force in the New England metal scene, delivering classic heavy and thrash metal with staying power.
Adept is a death metal and deathcore band from Anderson, Indiana. The band brings extreme metal brutality to the Indiana underground.
Newark, Delaware death metal project named after the Sisters of Battle from Warhammer 40K. Tabletop gaming mythology rendered in extremity.
Adeptor thrashes from Pisa since 2019, bringing speed and aggression from a Tuscan city better known for its leaning tower than its metal underground. Their initiatory name suggests discipleship in the art of riff-driven destruction.
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