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Antropomancia is a death metal band from Lima, Peru, formed in 2015 and signed to Unholy Domain Records. The band deals in themes of occultism, death, and violence, and has released demo recordings including "Promo MMXX" (2020) and "Morbid Initiation" (2021). Their work appeared on the compilation "Black and Death Compilation" with the track "Condemned to Malefice."
Widely considered the first Spanish death metal band, Antropomorfia has been a pioneer of Madrid's extreme metal scene since 1989, enduring multiple breakups and reformations. Despite extended hiatuses, the project's legacy as a foundational force in Iberian brutality remains unchallenged.
Antropomorphia is a death metal band from Tilburg, the Netherlands. Its recordings include Evangelivm Nekromantia, Rites ov Perversion, Sermon ov Wrath and Merciless Savagery, followed by Devoid of Light. The band's catalog extends from its earlier underground releases into a sustained run of full-length death metal albums.
Antropophagus is a depressive black metal project from Karlsruhe, Germany, whose 2013 album Kaelte features ten tracks of raw, misanthropic black metal with German-language titles reflecting dark introspection, released in a limited edition of fifty CDs. The project blends atmospheric and depressive elements with traditional black metal harshness, credited to the artist Frigus.
Active from 1991 to 2014 across two distinct eras, Barcelona's Antropophobia pushed the boundaries of avant-garde death metal with albums like "Vacuum," which fused metal with blues, psychedelia, and improvisation. Their genre-defying approach earned them a unique place in Spain's experimental metal history.
Antropos is a Brazilian groove metal and metalcore band formed in 2020, blending the heavy mid-tempo rhythms and chugging riffs of groove metal with the melodic structures and dynamic range characteristic of metalcore. Active within Brazil's contemporary underground scene, the band represents the country's ongoing absorption and reinterpretation of international heavy subgenres through a distinctly South American lens. They distribute their music independently through Bandcamp.
Wichita, Kansas thrash metal act refining their sound since 2020. A remastered self-titled album and the later Shatter the Screen EP demonstrate a band committed to perfecting their craft from the middle of the Great Plains.
Canton, Ohio groove metal project named after a Between the Buried and Me track, emerging in 2025 with two releases. Doomworld Technologik blends industrial and metal influences for a sound that matches their dystopian name.
Antti Martikainen is an independent Finnish composer who bridges epic orchestral music with symphonic metal, creating everything from Celtic metal reworks to Nordic folk metal across a prolific catalogue. Running his own Omniscore label, his work on albums like "Northern Steel" showcases a singular vision that spans fantasy, medieval, and world music traditions.
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