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Anckora has evolved from symphonic gothic metal into industrial and alternative rock from Moscow since 2014. Their anchor-derived name suggests a grounding force, though their stylistic evolution has been anything but stationary.
Ancst is a Berlin-based band blending blackened metalcore, cyber crust, and dark ambient, describing themselves as 'blackened MxC and cyber crust by day, dark ambient by night.' Their extensive discography includes albums like Neural Collapse, Dominion, Culture of Brutality, and Binary Wrath, and the band maintains an active European touring schedule with dates across the continent.
Ancylus delivers death and melodic death metal from the coastal town of Raahe in northern Ostrobothnia since 2017. Their sound taps into Finland's seemingly infinite wellspring of melodic extreme metal talent.
Ancêtres has been channeling black metal from the Picard town of Saint-Just-en-Chaussée since 2004, their French name meaning "ancestors" reflecting a deep connection to lineage and heritage. Two decades of activity speak to genuine roots in the Oise department's underground.
Houston crossover thrash project from the Texas underground.
And End... crafts depressive and post-black metal from Tula since 2013. Their name — trailing off into ellipsis — captures the unfinished, perpetually dissolving quality of their DSBM from this armaments-manufacturing city south of Moscow.
And for Us has pursued progressive thrash metal from the western Irish city of Galway since 2007, an unusual geographic outpost for technically ambitious metal. Their proximity to the Atlantic informs a sound with sweeping dynamics and unpredictable structural changes.
And from These Wounds blends black metal with synthwave and EBM from Moscow since 2022. Their scarred name drives a distinctive genre fusion that bridges extreme metal's rawness with electronic music's cold precision.
Greeley thrash metal project from the Colorado underground.
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