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Masters of Morbidity (2022)
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Liars & Thieves (2024)
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Witchmoon: The Infernal Masquerade (feat. Marty Friedman) (2026)
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Abhorrent Funeral merges death and doom metal with punk from Poznań since 2016. Their funeral-horror name drives compositions that combine extreme metal's weight with punk's raw directness from western Poland's major city.
Abhorrent Ritual merges melodic death and groove metal with metalcore from Oulu since 2012. From Finland's northernmost major city near the Arctic Circle, they blend multiple aggressive styles into a cohesive assault.
Abhorrent Spawn is a Brutal Death Metal and Grindcore band from Bogotá, Colombia. The band released two EPs in quick succession — A Creepy Bald Man Eating Spaghetti in 2023 and Nice to Meat You in 2024 — establishing themselves as part of Bogotá's extreme metal underground.
Abhorrent Spawn is a Brutal Death Metal and Grindcore band from Bogotá, Colombia. The band released two EPs in quick succession — A Creepy Bald Man Eating Spaghetti in 2023 and Nice to Meat You in 2024 — establishing themselves as part of Bogotá's extreme metal underground.
Abhorstorm channels black metal from Istanbul since 2018. Their storm-of-abhorrence name drives compositions of hostile atmospheric extremity from Turkey's transcontinental metropolis.
Abhorvm fuses black and death metal from Scotland since 2025, their deliberately archaic spelling adding ancient weight to their modern extremity. The project represents the newest generation of Scottish extreme metal.
Abhoth creates atmospheric death metal from Podgorica, the Montenegrin capital, since 2017. Named after the Lovecraftian entity 'Source of Uncleanliness,' they channel cosmic horror from the Balkans into suffocating, atmosphere-laden death metal.
A black metal project from Zwickau, Germany, Abiarthar emerged in 2020 channeling the atmospheric and raw currents of the genre. The project takes its name from the biblical high priest, weaving spiritual and historical themes into its dark sonic palette.
Abigail thrashes from Grabenstetten on the Swabian Alb in Baden-Württemberg, having originally formed in 1999. Their longevity from this small Alb village speaks to an unwavering commitment to thrash metal's relentless energy.
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