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Death metal band from Timóteo, Minas Gerais, active from 2018 until their split-up in 2025. They released material through the independent label Digital Yourself and built a small but dedicated following on Spotify, playing straightforward death metal rooted in the Brazilian underground tradition of their home state.
A young thrash/death metal four-piece from the Kolín area, Aparath began writing material in 2023 and gave their first live performance in spring 2025. Their early demos include the tracks Hladomor and Kosa Smrti, signaling a raw, aggressive approach to Czech underground extreme metal.
Los Angeles death metal project from the California underground.
Aparthate channels pagan and thrash metal from Kyiv since 2015. Their separation-themed name drives over a decade of folk-influenced thrash from the Ukrainian capital.
Xenia, Ohio death metal project whose name evokes both domestic horror and a near-miss on the number of the beast. Minimal output from a small Ohio city known more for tornadoes than extreme music.
Apata delivers death metal from Bremen since 2022, named after the Greek spirits of deceit. From the Hanseatic city of the Bremen Town Musicians, they create death metal rooted in mythological deception.
Apatheia practices black metal from Mielec in the Subcarpathian region since 2018. Named after the Stoic philosophical concept of freedom from emotional disturbance, they pursue a cold, detached strain of black metal from southeastern Poland.
Frederick black metal project from the Maryland underground.
Apathetic delivers thrash and death metal from Eskişehir in central Anatolia since 2013. Their emotionally disconnected name drives over a decade of compositions from this Turkish university city and railway hub.
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