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Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
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Dance Devil Dance (Live at Sonic Temple) (2024)
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Annorkoth crafts atmospheric black metal from Podolsk near Moscow since 2012. Their Tolkien-derived name adds Middle-earth mythology to over a decade of atmospheric compositions from the Moscow suburbs.
Annotations of an Autopsy delivers death metal and deathcore from the Suffolk coastal town of Lowestoft, bringing extreme brutality to England's easternmost point. Their forensic-medical name suits the clinical precision of their devastating compositions.
Thrash metal act that has migrated from Detroit to Raleigh to Tampa, picking up speed and aggression at every stop. Their 2026 full-length VOID arrives after years of refinement, the itinerant lifestyle fueling their apocalyptic vision.
Annoy is a death and thrash metal band from Ochsenhausen in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, formed in 2016, combining the speed and precision of thrash with death metal's heavier, more brutal edge. The band operates from the rural Swabian countryside, a contrast to the urban centers that typically dominate the German metal scene.
Annoyance is a groove metal band from Munich, Germany, formed in 2015, incorporating hardcore elements into their heavy, rhythmic sound. The band channels the genre's punishing mid-tempo heaviness and aggressive energy from Bavaria's capital city.
Annrys channels folk metal from Limburg in the Netherlands' southernmost province since 2003. Over two decades, they have drawn from the Celtic and Burgundian heritage of this hilly border region to create folk-tinged metal rooted in local tradition.
Annthennath channels black metal from the Charente-Maritime port of Rochefort, bringing atmospheric darkness to the Atlantic coast of western France. Their unusual, cipher-like name adds an enigmatic quality to their sound.
Columbus death metal project from the Ohio underground.
Denver grindcore project from the Colorado underground.
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