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Asphalt Grieving is a black/death metal act from Santiago, Chile, who debuted in January 2024 with the EP "Lack of Certainty," released by Black Legion Records as a limited clear CD edition of 300 copies worldwide. Later in 2024 they released a second EP, "Transgression of the Quantum Self: Tertiary Magnitude," featuring session drums by Krzysztof Klingbein and three tracks totaling approximately 24 minutes.
Greek heavy metal act Asphalt Lips deliver road-worn, riff-driven metal with a blue-collar attitude. Since 2021, they've crafted a straightforward sound built on classic heavy metal foundations.
Asphaltator thrashes from Rome since 2016, their name suggesting a machine that paves roads — and eardrums — with relentless mechanical force. From the Italian capital, they deliver crushing thrash with the efficiency of heavy construction equipment.
Portland stoner metal project whose 2025-2026 releases blend heavy grooves with electronic remix culture. Named after the flowers of the Greek underworld, their New Paradigm album suggests a forward-looking approach to fuzz worship.
Asphodelos is a death and thrash metal band from Jena in Thuringia, Germany, formed in 2010, whose releases include And Death Shall Reign, To the Grounds of Everwhite, and The Five Rivers of Erebos. The band's album titles draw heavily on Greek underworld mythology, with Asphodelos itself referencing the fields of the afterlife where ordinary souls dwell in Greek tradition.
Asphodèle channels black metal from the French underground since 2013, named after the flower associated with death and the underworld in Greek mythology. Their botanical-funereal name suits the otherworldly atmosphere of their compositions.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota speed/thrash metal act sharing a name with the legendary Dutch death-doom band, delivering aggressive velocity from the Northern Plains.
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Asphyxia Perception crafts gothic, doom, and death metal from Vologda since 2015. Their suffocation-awareness name drives a decade of multi-genre compositions from this historically rich northern Russian city.
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