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Alkonost has channeled pagan and folk metal from Naberezhnye Chelny in Tatarstan since 2002. Named after the paradise bird of Slavic mythology, over two decades they have become one of Russia's best-known folk metal acts, drawing from the multinational cultural tapestry of the Volga-Ural region.
Alkymenia is a thrash metal band from Caruaru, Pernambuco, formed by three brothers — Sandro Silva, Lalo, and Dennis — who have built one of the most consistent careers in the northeastern Brazilian underground. Their 2023 album 'Meeting Before the Death' was recorded with producer Tue Madsen (Meshuggah, Behemoth) at Antfarm Studio in Denmark, and the band has toured Europe across 12 shows in 8 countries.
All Alone explores depressive black metal in the Finnish underground since 2014, channeling isolation and despair into atmospheric compositions. Their stark name and DSBM approach create some of the most emotionally raw music in Finland's extreme metal scene.
Atlanta death metal project. The grotesque name channels American carnival horror through Southern extremity.
All Are Dead creates epic black metal from Wrocław since 2022. Their absolute-mortality name drives compositions of grand, sweeping darkness from Lower Silesia's capital.
All Are None delivers metalcore from the Welsh valleys town of Ebbw Vale since 2015, channeling the former mining community's working-class determination into crushing breakdowns. Over a decade of activity speaks to the South Wales metal scene's resilience.
All Belong to Us is a metalcore band from Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, whose lineup has included vocalists, dual guitarists, bass, and drums across their recorded output. They have released the EP First of All, the single Inmortalized, and the full-length Before the Darkness Comes, establishing themselves as one of the few metalcore acts in the Bolivian underground scene.
All Belong to Us is a metalcore band from Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, whose lineup has included vocalists, dual guitarists, bass, and drums across their recorded output. They have released the EP First of All, the single Inmortalized, and the full-length Before the Darkness Comes, establishing themselves as one of the few metalcore acts in the Bolivian underground scene.
All Borders Kill delivers crossover thrash from Montpellier since 2017, their politically charged name reflecting the anti-authoritarian lyrics that fuel their punk-metal fury. Their Mediterranean origins add warmth to what is otherwise an uncompromising sonic assault.
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