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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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No Cross No Crown (2018)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Fargo, North Dakota black/death metal duo forging extreme metal in the frozen upper Midwest. Their sound bridges old-school death metal aggression with black metal's atmospheric menace.
Roswell, New Mexico death metal and grindcore project from the actual UFO crash site. Extraterrestrial blasphemy from America's alien capital.
Denver progressive metal and thrash project. Surgical extraterrestrial imagery from the Mile High City.
Alien Garden creates progressive death metal from Vladimir, one of Russia's ancient Golden Ring cities, since 2015. Their extraterrestrial-botanical name drives compositions that cultivate otherworldly growth from fertile historical soil.
Alien Heat brings NWOBHM-inspired heavy metal from Northampton since 2024, channeling the golden era of British metal through a modern lens. Their extraterrestrial-thermal name adds a sci-fi edge to their classic approach.
Hot Springs, Arkansas death metal project. The name reads like a classified military program from the Ouachita Mountain region.
Alien Power is a heavy metal band from Brunswick, Germany, formed in 2013, delivering traditional heavy metal with a straightforward, riff-driven approach. The band contributes to the enduring German heavy metal tradition that has produced some of the genre's most influential acts.
Alien Queen merges death and doom metal from London since 2018, their xenomorphic name evoking the iconic film franchise's ultimate predator. Their approach brings cinematic horror to the English capital's extreme metal landscape.
Alien Syndrome 777 has pursued avant-garde black metal from Cesena in Emilia-Romagna since 2009, pushing beyond conventional boundaries with experimental textures and unconventional song structures. Their videogame-referencing name hints at the alien quality of their deliberately disorienting sonic approach.
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