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Antre crafts atmospheric black metal from Nottingham since 2017, their French word for "cave" or "lair" evoking the subterranean quality of their sound. Their East Midlands origins feed compositions of genuine atmospheric depth.
Antreib has evolved from hardcore punk into thrash metal and crossover from Moscow since 2013. Their German name meaning 'drive' or 'propulsion' captures the relentless forward momentum of their evolving sound.
Antro channels thrash metal and punk from an undisclosed German location since 2014. Their stripped-down approach captures the raw intersection where thrash velocity meets punk attitude.
Antro were a heavy and stoner metal band from Teresópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, active from 2014 until their split-up. Rooted in the fuzzed-out, riff-driven tradition of stoner and heavy metal, the band was part of a small but vibrant underground scene in the mountainous Serrana region of Rio de Janeiro state. They operated independently and released music through Bandcamp.
Antroforce is a thrash metal band from Carapicuíba, in the western zone of greater São Paulo, Brazil, formed as a tribute to the 1980s Brazilian metal underground — citing Dorsal Atlântica, Mutilator, Vulcano, and early Sepultura as primary influences. The band sings in Portuguese and released their self-titled debut full-length in 2019 on Bigorna Records, following a split with Harpago in 2015 and two earlier demos. Their 2021 single 'Sinfonia do Diabo' and subsequent album 'Antropocaos' show a band evolving within the classic Brazilian thrash framework.
AntroNero practices black metal from Rome since 2020, their Italian name meaning 'black cave' or 'dark den' evoking the subterranean quality of their sound. From the city built on seven hills and riddled with catacombs, they craft music that dwells in shadows.
Antrophist is a band from the Loffingen and Bonndorf area in the Black Forest of Germany, formed in 2020, whose sound evolved from thrash metal origins into a hard rock and heavy metal direction. The band's Black Forest roots give them a distinctive setting within the German metal landscape.
Antropocidal practices black metal from Almendralejo in Extremadura since 2024. From this wine-producing town in one of Spain's least populated regions, they channel the arid isolation of the Iberian interior into misanthropic extremity.
Antropofagia were a death metal and grindcore band originating in Olinda, Pernambuco and later based in the neighboring city of Paulista, Brazil, formed in 2024 and split up shortly after. Operating within the brutal underground tradition of northeastern Brazilian extreme metal, the band drew on the visceral death/grind template and the 'antropofagia' concept — a cannibalistic cultural metaphor with deep Brazilian artistic roots — as both name and aesthetic. Their brief existence left a limited but intense recorded footprint in the local underground.
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