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Abandono is a depressive black metal (DSBM) project from Santa Catarina, Brazil, formed in 2014. The band operates within Brazil's active DSBM underground, crafting minimalist, emotionally desolate black metal with an emphasis on atmosphere and introspection over technical aggression. Santa Catarina has produced a number of raw underground metal acts, and Abandono represents the state's contribution to the depressive black metal subgenre.
Abaroth is an atmospheric black metal project from Worcester, Massachusetts. With releases spanning 2008's full-length "Enter the Kingdom of Night" to 2021's EP "Dosed," the project weaves expansive, immersive soundscapes within a black metal framework.
A DIY deathcore project from Dortmund, Germany, Abascaban blend old-school deathcore elements with modern death metal and grindcore influences. Their self-produced catalog includes the releases In Bardo, Where All Paths End, and A Fleeting Memory, each reflecting a raw, uncompromising independence.
Abase is a raw black metal band from the Fullerton and Bakersfield areas of California. The band's output consists of an EP and two splits released in 2017-2018, delivering stripped-down, lo-fi black metal in its most primal form.
Active since 2007 out of Berlin, Abasement combine death metal and thrash metal in a punishing hybrid that reflects the German capital's thriving extreme music scene. The band channel the aggressive energy of both genres into a forceful, no-nonsense sound.
Abate is a pagan black metal band from São Francisco Xavier, a small mountainous district in the state of São Paulo, formed in 2013. Their music incorporates pagan and naturalistic themes typical of the subgenre, drawing on the forested, isolated character of their home region in the Serra da Mantiqueira highlands. They maintain a Bandcamp presence and remain active within Brazil's underground pagan metal scene.
Augusta, Georgia death metal and deathcore project named after the StarCraft evolution master. Gaming mythology rendered in extreme metal from the Garden City.
Abaton draws from black and doom metal in Forlì, a Romagna city with roots stretching back to the Roman Republic, since 2011. Their name — Greek for 'inaccessible place' — matches the forbidding, slow-burning darkness of their dual-genre approach.
Abatter is a heavy/thrash metal band from Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, formed in 2018 and currently on hold. The band plays a straightforward blend of old-school heavy metal and thrash, operating out of Florianópolis — a coastal city that has produced a modest underground metal scene largely overshadowed by larger Brazilian metal centers. Their Bandcamp page documents their recorded output before activity was suspended.
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