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People Watching (2024)
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L'Enfant Sauvage (Special Edition) (2012)
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The Necrotic Manifesto (Bonus Tracks Edition) (2023)
11/14 @ The Majestic Ventura Theater, Ventura
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Among the Shadows (2024)
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Asmodean explores progressive metal and hard rock from Trondheim since 2014. Named after a character from Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time, they bring fantasy-literature depth to compositions that bridge progressive metal's complexity with hard rock accessibility.
Asmodee merges black and death metal from Nantes since 2004, named after the demon of lust from Hebrew mythology. Over two decades of infernal extremity have established them within the Loire-Atlantique's underground metal community.
Denver black metal project named after the demon king. Three releases since 2014 including Dark Ides of Summer and Sanctuary build a catalog of occult-themed extremity from Mile High City's fertile black metal scene.
Asmodeus Mantra conjures death metal from Budapest, where they formed in 2019 under a name invoking one of demonology's most fearsome princes. Their ritualistic approach to death metal sets them apart within the Hungarian capital's extreme music underground.
Asmodi is a pagan and black metal band from Preetz in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, formed in 2020, blending pagan folk themes with black metal's raw intensity. The band draws on northern German and Norse traditions from the Baltic coast region.
Athens' Asmodie merge death and doom metal into infernal compositions named after the demon Asmodeus, exploring themes of temptation and damnation. Since 2015, they've crafted a sound that moves between crushing doom weight and death metal ferocity.
Asmodina is a heavy metal band from Darmstadt, Germany, formed in 2020, delivering traditional heavy metal rooted in the genre's classic riff-driven approach. The band contributes to the Hessian heavy metal scene with their straightforward, powerful sound.
Phoenix death metal act delivering blistering extremity from the Valley of the Sun, adding to Arizona's growing reputation as a hotbed for brutal underground metal.
Asmon channels black metal from Elbląg in Warmia-Masuria since 2021. Their demonic name — a shortened form of Asmodeus — drives compositions of infernal hostility from this historic Hanseatic port city.
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