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Antropofago has been crafting technically demanding brutal death metal from Montpellier since 2010, earning the distinction of opening for Sepultura and performing at Metaldays. Their approach brings real songcraft to technical death metal, creating memorable compositions within a framework of extreme brutality.
Antropofagore grinds from Lancashire since 2025, their cannibal-themed name extending the gore-grind tradition of provocative naming. The project represents the newest generation of northwest England's grindcore scene.
Antropofectus is a death/black metal project from Magé, in the Baixada Fluminense region of Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, formed in 2021 and currently on hold. Blending the aggressive tremolo-heavy assault of black metal with the low-end brutality of death metal, the project is part of Rio de Janeiro's active underground extreme metal network. They released music independently through Bandcamp.
Antropoid thrashes from Bratislava since 2012. Named after the WWII assassination operation (also used by a Czech band in this dataset), they bring wartime intensity to over a decade of Slovak capital thrash.
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.
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.
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