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Apocaliptic Shadow delivers melodic death metal and metalcore from Zawoja in the Beskids mountains since 2017. From this mountain village — Poland's largest commune by area — they channel alpine fury through melodic extremity.
Walnut, California doom metal and grindcore hybrid with ten releases since 2024. Their catalog — including Anhedonic Empires and Cryptomnesis — blends seemingly incompatible genres at a feverish pace from suburban Los Angeles.
Apocalypse Addiction delivers crossover thrash from London since 2016, their end-times-dependency name capturing the compulsive nature of their punk-metal fury. Over a decade of London thrash speaks to sustained energy.
Tampa death metal project from the Florida underground.
Apocalypse Conspiracy thrashes from Lagoa in the Algarve since 2023. Their end-times paranoia name drives high-speed compositions from Portugal's southernmost tourist coast — an unlikely thrash metal outpost.
Apocalypse Mallard merges death and progressive metal from the cathedral city of Canterbury since 2014, their absurdly juxtaposed name combining apocalyptic imagery with waterfowl. Over a decade of technically ambitious metal from Kent speaks to sustained creativity.
Princeton, New Jersey black metal project active since 2010 with five releases. Named after Coppola's Vietnam War masterpiece, their catalog — from Forbidden Tales of Science to Bandora's Box — channels cinematic darkness through atmospheric black metal from Ivy League country.
Apocalypse Orchestra crafts medieval folk and doom metal from Gävle since 2017. Their end-times-ensemble name drives compositions that imagine the apocalypse scored for medieval instruments and crushingly heavy guitars.
Apocalypse Warhead has been launching death metal from Helsinki since 2011, combining military imagery with brutal sonic force. Their explosive name reflects a band dedicated to the most devastating end of death metal's destructive spectrum.
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