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Aesta is an Austrian black metal project based in Linz, active since at least 2014 when they released the album From Darkness To Light. The project combines traditional black metal aggression with atmospheric elements, and has sporadically released singles into the 2020s, including the track 'City of Lights.'
Aesthesia is a heavy and power metal project from Mansfield, Ohio. With two full-lengths and three EPs released between 2019 and 2021, the project draws from nature-themed concepts — rainforests, cloud forests, jungles — creating an unusual thematic niche within power metal.
Aesthetics of a Loss crafts melodic death metal from Malmö since 2018. Their art-of-grief name drives compositions that find beauty in devastation from Sweden's southernmost major city.
Aesthetics of Creation is a melodic death metal project from Virginia. Their 2016 instrumental full-length "A Foreseen Demise" delivers melodic death metal stripped of vocals, letting the guitar work and arrangements speak for themselves across eleven tracks.
Los Angeles groove metal and progressive project. The Latin name — meaning 'heat' or 'tide' — channels LA's dual nature of sunshine and ocean.
Aeterea explores progressive melodic death metal from Stein in southern Limburg since 2013. From this small town near the Belgian and German borders, they craft technically ambitious compositions with over a decade of refinement.
Aeterna brings heavy metal to Lyon since 2014, their Latin name meaning "eternal" reflecting a dedication to timeless metal values. Their sound channels the enduring spirit of classic heavy metal from France's third-largest city.
Aeterna Hystoria explores progressive metal from the Auvergne-Normandy corridor, bridging Aurillac, Clermont-Ferrand, and Vernon through compositional ambition. Their Latin-historical name signals a project focused on crafting epic, narrative-driven metal.
Bakersfield, California death metal project. Eternal death from the Central Valley's oil country.
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