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Age Nor Defields is a crossover thrash quintet from Mongaguá, on the São Paulo state coast of Brazil, fusing thrash metal with hardcore punk energy and grindcore experimentation. Their album "Mongahell" is a 25-minute barrage of politically charged, anti-fascist material delivered in Portuguese, mixing protest and class consciousness with acid humor and absurdist provocation. Reviewers have noted their earnest, exuberant approach and the Zappa-esque tendency to wrap pointed social commentary in comedic delivery.
Age of Apocalypse is a New York hardcore band that incorporates heavy and thrash metal into their breakneck attack. Their 2025 full-length "In Oblivion" arrived on Closed Casket Activities and cemented the band's reputation as one of the hardest-hitting acts in modern NYHC.
Age of Arcadia are a thrash metal band from Berlin with deep Greek folk influences, drawing lyrical and thematic inspiration from ancient Greek mythology, philosophy, and history. Their 2018 debut Eleysis was recorded in Athens and mixed by Logan Mader in Los Angeles, featuring epic compositions like the nearly twelve-minute Alexander that weave traditional instrumentation into thrash metal frameworks.
Age of Artemis is a progressive power metal band from Brasília, Brazil, widely regarded as one of the finest acts in the Brazilian power metal scene. Their debut album "Overcoming Limits" (2011) was produced by Edu Falaschi of Angra, and their third full-length "Monomyth" (2019) secured international distribution in Japan through King Records, cementing their reputation. The band performed at Rock in Rio's 30th anniversary edition in 2015 and have built a catalog distinguished by melodic sophistication and ambitious compositional scope.
Age of Darkness is a black and death metal band from Calexico, California, just miles from the Mexican border. Their 2022 full-length "As Essence Left Your Soul" and EP "Mental Crisis" bring extreme metal to one of the most remote stretches of the US-Mexico borderlands.
Lexington, Kentucky doom metal project. Entropy and collapse rendered in crushing heaviness from the Bluegrass capital.
Age of Despair is a melodic thrash and heavy metal band from Raleigh, North Carolina. Their 2024 EP "Merciless World" delivers four tracks of melodic thrash with an old-school heavy metal backbone.
Heavy metal band from Bern, Switzerland, formed in 2015 and signed to Kunz Soundcorp Records for their 2017 album "To the Universe," led by guitarist Ben Sollberger. Their sound draws from classic heavy metal songwriting, with tracks like "Off the Cross" and "Peace Requires No War" reflecting lyrical themes that range from the personal to the polemical.
Formed in Barcelona in 2015, Age of Dust crafted cinematic symphonic metal anchored by Sergio Ainoza's dual role as vocalist and programmer. Their 2012 demo featured tracks like "Queen of Chaos" and "Armageddon," blending orchestral arrangements with heavy riffing before the project went on hold.
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