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A Past Embrace (2022)
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Hold Your Children Close and Pray for Oblivion (2016)
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Für Kaiser, Volk und Vaterland! / Stoßtrupp 1917 (2018)
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Aerith is a melodic death metal project from Chico, California. Named after the iconic Final Fantasy character, the project's 2019 single "The Cosmic Winds" offers a glimpse of melodic death metal with a cosmic, fantastical edge.
Aerodyne delivers melodic heavy metal and hard rock from Gothenburg since 2017. Their aerospace-derived name drives streamlined, velocity-focused compositions from Sweden's industrial west coast.
Aeronwen is a symphonic progressive metal band from San Diego, California. Their 2023 debut full-length "Fallen in Ruin" combines orchestral grandeur with progressive metal complexity across eight tracks, a polished entry into the Southern California metal scene.
Death metal band from Locarno, in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino, Switzerland, who reformed in autumn 2021 after roughly three decades of inactivity. Their releases—including "Sworn to the Grave," "Rehearsal Flatulences," and "Invoking the Filth"—foreground horror-oriented, splatter-themed lyrics in the tradition of old-school gore death metal.
Aeroscreamer is a heavy metal band from Vitoria-Gasteiz, the capital of the Basque Country in Spain, formed in 2020, delivering traditional heavy metal from the heart of the Basque region. The band's name evokes the screaming power and sonic velocity at the core of their heavy metal approach.
Aersion is a thrash and death metal band from Tampa, Florida. Their 2013 full-length "Cronos" channels twelve tracks of aggressive thrash-death in a city synonymous with death metal history.
Indiana/New York black metal and doom project named after the green patina of corroded copper. Oxidized heaviness spanning two states.
Aesacus explores progressive metal from Rovigo in the Veneto lowlands since 2015, named after the Trojan prince who could interpret dreams. From this quiet Po Delta city, they craft compositionally ambitious work that rewards careful listening.
Aesbard is a melodic viking metal band from Terrassa near Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2013, whose demo Ancient Tales features three tracks of epic metal blending melodic guitar work with viking metal's warrior themes. The band brings Norse-inspired epic metal to the Catalan industrial heartland, a distinctive cultural contrast to the genre's typically Scandinavian origins.
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