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Slave to the Scalpel (2021)
Featured Death Metal Album
Hands of Eternity (2024)
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AMENRA “De zotte morgen” (written by Zjef Vanuytsel) (2020)
05/15 @ Paribu Art - Ana Sahne, İstanbul
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State Of Unrest (2023)
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Ante Mortem is a death metal band from Rostock, Germany, formed in 2019, whose Latin name meaning 'before death' sets the tone for their mortality-themed approach to the genre. The band operates from the Baltic coast city that has produced a small but dedicated extreme metal community.
Ante Vitam channels black metal from Rome since 2022, their Latin name meaning 'before life' suggesting a pre-existence darkness. From the Eternal City, they explore what lies before birth through extreme metal's most hostile vocabulary.
Ante-Inferno channels black metal from the Yorkshire seaside town of Scarborough since 2017, their Dantean name referencing the vestibule before Hell's gates. Their coastal origins feed atmospheric compositions drawn from the North Sea's bleakness.
Newington, Connecticut crossover thrash act whose 2016 debut Get down into the dirt delivers exactly the muddy, aggressive punk-metal hybrid the title demands. New England crossover with zero pretension.
Paramount black metal project from the California underground.
Antecessor has been delivering uncompromising thrash metal from Burgos since 2012, carrying the flag for the genre in Castilla y León's historic capital. Their straightforward approach to thrash honors the genre's fundamentals without unnecessary embellishment.
Antechristus channels black metal from the Breton suburb of Cesson-Sévigné near Rennes since 2014, their anti-Christian name leaving no ambiguity about their thematic direction. Their decade-long presence reflects sustained commitment within Brittany's extreme metal underground.
Antedeum merges doom, heavy, and progressive metal from the Breton capital of Rennes since 2019, creating multi-faceted compositions that bridge tradition and ambition. Their pre-deity name suggests music that reaches back before the gods themselves.
Antediluvian channels black and death metal from Stockholm since 2006. Their pre-flood name — referring to the world before Noah's deluge — drives two decades of compositions that reach back to humanity's mythological past.
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