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As Stormclouds Gather is a black metal band from Aschaffenburg, Germany, founded in 1996, with releases including Darkest Temptations and Beyond the Gates of Sorrow. With nearly three decades of activity, the band stands as one of the longer-running black metal acts in the Lower Franconia region of Bavaria.
Woodbridge, Virginia death/doom project with remarkable longevity, their Trilogy of Sorrow EP dating to 1995 and the full-length Psychosis arriving three decades later in 2025. A project that has weathered time itself, delivering crushing heaviness across generational spans.
As the Storm delivers metalcore from Bordeaux since 2013, channeling the Gironde capital's Atlantic weather patterns into breakdowns and melodic passages. Over a decade of activity have cemented them in the Aquitaine heavy music scene.
As the Sun Falls are a Finnish melodic death metal band whose music draws on the imagery and mythology of the Finnish north — the Soulbird, primordial creation legends, and the landscape of winter. Their upcoming album "Songs From The Veil" (Theogonia Records, May 2026) weaves blackened melodeath guitar work with folk elements including flutes, horns, and traditional vocals, following earlier releases such as "Kaamos" and "Pohjoisen Sydän."
Rochester/Fairport, New York death metal act whose 2011 EP THE ROCK AND ROLL EP brings a tongue-in-cheek attitude to extreme music. Western New York aggression that doesn't take itself too seriously.
As the World Dies merges death and progressive metal from Birmingham since 2022, their apocalyptic name reflecting the eschatological themes of their compositions. Their Second City origins connect them to the birthplace of heavy metal.
As the Worm Turns crafts melodic death metal from Gävle since 2019. Their decomposition-themed name drives compositions that explore transformation through decay from this northern Swedish port city.
As They Burn merges death metal, deathcore, and metalcore from Paris since 2022, creating a modern extreme sound from the French capital. Their incendiary name matches the intensity of their genre-crossing assault.
As They Rise delivers melodic death metal and metalcore from Nitra since 2018. Their ascension-themed name drives compositions of upward-moving aggression from this western Slovak cathedral city.
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