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Abacination creates death metal from Molenbeersel in Belgian Limburg since 2014, named after the medieval practice of blinding by heated metal. Their brutal nomenclature matches the unflinching extremity of their Flemish death metal.
Abaddon Codex are a symphonic death metal band from Linz who blend crushing death metal with orchestral arrangements. Their 2016 debut album The Human Parasite contains five tracks exploring themes of manipulation and existential ruin, with songs like 'Return of the Nephilim' and 'Contacting the Universe' showcasing the band's cinematic ambition.
Abaddon Hell creates deathcore from Moscow since 2012. Their doubly infernal name — naming both the angel of the abyss and his domain — drives over a decade of breakdown-heavy extremity from the Russian capital.
A veteran presence in Dublin's extreme scene since their original founding in the early 1990s (reformed 2022), Abaddon Incarnate traversed from black and death metal into full-bore grindcore over their career. Their relentless evolution has made them one of Ireland's most respected underground acts.
St. Louis death metal project named after the angel of the abyss. Gateway City destruction channeled through ancient demonic mythology.
Abaddonsheol is a Venezuelan black metal project formed in 2023, exploring themes of depression, existentialism, occultism, and loneliness. The project released a pair of singles and the EP Andras in 2023, followed by the single Emissary for a Mind of Dead Memories in 2024.
Abadir practices black metal from the lakeside city of Como in Lombardy since 2024. Named after a stone swallowed by the titan Cronus in Greek mythology, they bring ancient mythological weight to their northern Italian black metal.
Abadon channels black metal from Kielce in the Świętokrzyskie region since 1991, making them one of Poland's oldest black metal acts with over three decades of activity. Their misspelled angel-of-destruction name has guided decades of extremity from the Holy Cross Mountains.
Abamath is a black metal act from the rural wilds of Forestville, Wisconsin. Between 2019 and 2021, the band released two splits and their debut full-length "Transcendental Winter," channeling the cold, misanthropic spirit of the genre from deep in the American Midwest.
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