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Alta Tensão is one of the pioneering heavy metal bands from Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, founded in the early 1980s by Edson David and brothers Adilson and Marcos Fernandes. The band released three albums — "Metalmorfose" (1984), "Portal do Inferno" (1986), and "Nigeria" (1990) — with "Portal do Inferno" earning recognition from international heavy metal critics; after disbanding in 1993, they reunited in 2017 with a new lineup.
Altamira emerged from Miskolc in 2018, weaving atmospheric gothic textures through a doom metal foundation. Their name, shared with the famous prehistoric cave paintings, hints at an artistic vision rooted in primordial beauty and existential weight.
Arizona/Philadelphia thrash metal project. The sacrificial name channels ritual aggression across state lines.
Hickory, North Carolina blackened death metal act forging ferocious extremity in the foothills of the Blue Ridge. Two releases of unrelenting blasphemy and brutality from the Carolina underground.
Altar in Darkness practices black metal from an undisclosed Ukrainian location since 2020. Their ritualistic-shadow name drives compositions of occult worship conducted in absolute absence of light.
Sparta, Michigan death/doom metal project. The Germanic name adds Old World weight to West Michigan heaviness.
Worcester, Massachusetts stoner metal project. The burnt offering name channels ritual destruction through New England fuzz.
Black metal project of unknown origin named after the demon of lawlessness. Anonymous devotion to the adversary.
Altar of Betelgeuze is a Helsinki doom outfit that blurs the lines between stoner rock, traditional doom, and death metal, earning acclaim with releases on Transcending Obscurity Records. Their 2024 album "Echoes" continues a tradition established in the mid-2010s of crafting space-themed doom that is as cosmically vast as the red supergiant star they're named after.
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