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Actin' Up (2023)
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The Mountain Of Gold (2018)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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San Diego death metal act that later expanded to Portland, a key voice in the West Coast underground since 2012. Three releases of war-metal-adjacent brutality including the single Nexus of the Black Flame have earned them a devoted following in extreme metal circles.
Cincinnati black metal act exploring esoteric themes through tremolo-picked fury, contributing to Southwest Ohio's quietly thriving extreme metal underground.
Ascendency is a death and black metal band from Copenhagen, Denmark, formed in 2010, fusing the combined ferocity of both genres into an unrelenting extreme metal assault. The band operates within Copenhagen's thriving death and black metal underground.
Ascendente is a death and groove metal band from São Paulo, formed in 2014 and active in the city's dense underground metal circuit. Blending the rhythmic punch of groove metal with the heavier extremity of death metal, the band belongs to a tradition of São Paulo acts that draw on both American groove and the brutality of classic Brazilian extreme metal.
Midlothian, Texas death metal band operating from the DFW suburbs, adding brutal heaviness to North Texas's diverse and expanding metal community.
Athens' Ascending Olympus emerged in 2023 with death metal that draws thematic inspiration from the mythological home of the Greek gods. Their name promises epic ambitions, channelling the grandeur of ancient mythology through modern extreme metal.
Ascendor thrashes from Gozo, Malta's smaller, quieter sister island, since 2013. The incongruity of thrash metal's urban aggression emerging from this pastoral, limestone island lends their music a unique Mediterranean character.
Los Angeles groove metal act riding heavy, rhythmic riffs through the City of Angels, adding mid-tempo punch to SoCal's already massive metal landscape.
Ascension Throne is a doom metal band from Herne, Germany, formed in 2021, featuring Taha Mohsin on vocals, Ashley James on guitars, and Jack Nier on bass and drums. The band explores the deepest depths of the human psyche and distant cosmic expanses through funeral doom, death doom, and post-metal across a prolific catalog including Oceans, Andromeda, Burning Echoes, and Necrohaven.
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