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A Sense of Gravity is a progressive metal and djent band from Seattle, Washington. Across two full-lengths — 2014's "Travail" and 2016's "Atrament" — the band crafts dense, polyrhythmic compositions that balance technical complexity with dynamic songwriting.
A Serious Day has delivered metalcore from Fano on the Adriatic coast of Pesaro and Urbino since 2015. Their straightforward name belies the intensity they bring from this small Marche seaside town to Italy's hardcore-influenced metal circuit.
A Shed for the Dead creates melodic death metal from Haugesund on Norway's western coast since 2022. Their morbid-architectural name evokes a mortuary structure, which their Rogaland-born melodic extremity furnishes with Swedish-influenced guitar harmonies.
Sacramento deathcore project whose name evokes cinematic violence in the City of Light. Dramatic extremity from California's capital.
Laplata, Maryland death metal project whose name frames awareness itself as a disease. Philosophical extremity from Southern Maryland.
A doom metal project from Lilienthal, Germany, A Sickness unto Death channel heavy, despondent atmosphere across multiple releases including Poles, Beyond, The Great Escape, and Despair. The project takes its name from Kierkegaard's philosophical work, fitting the existential weight carried by their slow-burning compositions.
A Silent Ascent is a progressive metalcore project from Muskego, Wisconsin. The band released their 2008 EP "Ranft," a four-track offering that blends melodic progressive metal with the intensity of metalcore.
Galesburg, Illinois doom metal project. The name promises visions past the horizon from the Prairie State's heartland.
A Sleeping Hydra is an experimental thrash metal band from California. Their sound merges thrash aggression with avant-garde experimentation, documented across their 2023 EP "Carry A Light" and 2024 full-length "Global Evil."
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