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Ride the Flatline (feat. Jami Morgan & Code Orange) (2024)
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Evidence (2023)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Karlovac's Ashen Chalice channel dark, ritualistic black metal through compositions steeped in esoteric atmosphere and cold aggression. Since 2017, they've contributed to Croatia's growing black metal underground with their occult-tinged approach.
Hanover, Pennsylvania melodic death metal band bringing Scandinavian-influenced melodeath to the Keystone State's small-town underground, balancing melody with aggression.
Ashen Crown delivers death metal from Birmingham since 2019, their burnt-royalty name evoking the destruction of empires. Their Second City origins connect them directly to the capital of British heavy metal.
Groznjan's Ashen Divinity bring melodic death metal and thrash from the hilltop town known as Croatia's 'town of artists,' blending technical proficiency with aggressive melodicism. Active since 2014, their geographic origins make them one of extreme metal's most picturesquely situated acts.
San Diego death metal project whose 2021 debut Oceans Above inverts expectations — water above, earth below — through crushing extremity from Southern California's fertile heavy scene.
Pennsylvania black metal project wrapping atmospheric darkness in raw production, adding to the state's considerable extreme metal output from an undisclosed location.
Ashen Epitaph creates death metal from Senta in northern Vojvodina since 2005. Two decades from this small Tisza River town near the Hungarian border have produced a committed body of death metal.
Ashen Fields creates symphonic death metal from Genoa since 2018. Their name conjures landscapes of devastation rendered in orchestral grandeur, with the Ligurian port city's maritime drama feeding their cinematic approach.
Ashen Heart channels groove metal from the Mediterranean city of Nice since 2022, their emotionally charged name reflecting the rhythmic heaviness at their core. Their Côte d'Azur origins provide a sun-drenched contrast to their weighty sound.
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