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To Take Your Place (2022)
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Seventh Rum of a Seventh Rum (2022)
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A Stare Bound in Stone (2018)
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Deltona, Florida death metal veterans with roots stretching back to 1994 — distinct from the Norwegian avant-garde band. Five releases including Aspera Hiems Symfonia and Constellation document a band that has been part of Florida's extreme underground since the genre's golden age.
Rochester, New York folk metal project whose 2015 demo brings medieval revelry to Western New York. The archaic spelling signals allegiance to folk metal's celebration of pre-modern traditions.
Arda channels power metal from Moscow since 2019. Named after the world of Tolkien's legendarium, they bring Middle-earth's grandeur to heroic power metal compositions from the Russian capital.
Ardagast channels folk metal from Nitra since 2022. Named after the medieval Slavic chieftain, they bring early medieval Slavic heritage to folk-enriched metal from one of Slovakia's oldest cities.
Ardagona creates symphonic metal from Saint Petersburg since 2000. Over a quarter century from Russia's imperial city, they have crafted one of the country's longest-running symphonic metal legacies.
Ardduc merges folk and pagan metal from Scotland since 2025, their Welsh name meaning "highness" or "sublime" adding Celtic linguistic depth. Their approach draws from the ancient traditions of Britain's Celtic nations.
Arde creates atmospheric black metal from Berlin since 2022, their name meaning 'burn' in several Romance languages. From the German capital's fertile underground, they craft contemplative, fire-tinged black metal.
Davison, Michigan power metal project with ten releases since 2020. Named after the forested region famous for its WWII battle, their prolific output builds an epic catalog from a small town north of Flint.
New York black metal act painting bleak sonic landscapes with tremolo-picked atmospherics, emerging from the state's sprawling and diverse extreme metal community.
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