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Cahokia power metal project from the Illinois underground.
A black metal project from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, active briefly from 2018 before disbanding. The state has a deep tradition of underground extreme metal — home to Krisiun, Brutal Morticínio, and numerous other acts — and Antigo represents a later generation of that regional underground. Details on the project's lineup and releases are sparse, reflecting the deeply DIY and underground nature of the Brazilian black metal scene in the southernmost state.
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Self-described as "unholy black metal from Valencia," Antigona has been channeling melodic black metal since 2014 with releases like "The Birth of Tragedy." Their approach infuses the fury of traditional black metal with melodic sensibility drawn from the Valencian underground.
Antigone channels black metal from London since 2015, named after the tragic heroine of Sophocles' drama. Over a decade of classically-inspired extremity reflects deep roots within the English capital's black metal underground.
Black Metal project from the American underground.
Antihuman is a German death and black metal project formed in 2015, channeling misanthropic themes through the combined aggression of both genres. The project's name and musical approach reflect a hostile, anti-humanist worldview expressed through extreme metal.
Philadelphia black metal project from the Pennsylvania underground.
Antiklan is a post-doom and sludge metal trio from Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, formed in 2022. The band — vocalist Julia Gusso, guitarist and bassist Flávio França, and drummer Max Barros — released their debut album 'Under Wetiko (Hymns from beneath the Veil)' in 2022, a five-track record recorded at Studio Black Hole in Natal and mixed in São Paulo. Their heavy, socially charged sound blends sludge and doom with an explicitly DIY, anti-authoritarian ethos, earning comparisons to punk-infused sludge.
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