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Narrative (Instrumental) (2022)
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The Sensation (2023)
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Angst (2025)
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Alnitak crafts symphonic black metal from Ossi near Sassari in Sardinia since 2014, named after one of the three stars forming Orion's Belt. Their celestial identity informs orchestrally enriched black metal that reaches for cosmic scale from the Mediterranean island.
Scorching Black Metal from San Antonio.
El Paso, Texas metalcore project. Border city aggression at the western tip of the Lone Star State.
Aloeswood channels black metal from Kingston upon Hull since 2011, named after the precious fragrant wood burned in ritual ceremonies. Over a decade of atmospheric compositions from the Humber estuary reflects sustained commitment to the genre.
Alogia creates progressive and power metal from Smederevo on the Danube since 2020. Named after the psychological term for poverty of speech, their compositions compensate through elaborate musical expression from this historic fortress city.
Honolulu heavy/power metal band — one of Hawaii's few dedicated metal acts. Active since 1999, they bring an unlikely tropical origin to a sound rooted firmly in European power metal tradition.
Colorado Springs sludge/death metal project with a rapid-fire 2025-2026 output including covers compilations and originals. A prolific one-person operation grinding out heaviness at altitude.
Alone in the Dark crafts doom and death metal from Báhoň near Bratislava since 2012. Their horror-game-referencing name drives over a decade of compositions that explore solitary dread from this small western Slovak town.
Alone in the Mist creates atmospheric black and doom metal from the Rudnya-Smolensk area since 2020. Their fog-isolated name perfectly captures the damp, grey atmosphere of western Russia's borderland forests.
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