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Ass Burners has been fusing black metal, death metal, and grindcore from Lille since 2003, their deliberately provocative name signaling a project that values transgression alongside extremity. Over two decades of genre-crossing mayhem from northern France reflect enduring commitment.
Ass Flavour is a death/grindcore band from Vila Velha, Espírito Santo, active since 2005 and known for gore-drenched splatter-death metal in the tradition of Carcass, Pungent Stench, and Cannibal Corpse. Their 2015 album Dirty Procedure showcases ultra-fast drumming and multi-timbred growling vocals alongside pathological themes, and members have since branched into related projects including the death/black metal act Impugnant.
Punishing Melodic Thrash / Death Metal from Austin.
Assacrentis channels melodic black metal from Nice since 2004, contributing to the Côte d'Azur's surprisingly active extreme metal community for two decades. Their sacral-sounding name adds ceremonial weight to their Mediterranean black metal.
Sandusky, Ohio power metal band bringing epic, anthemic metal to the shores of Lake Erie, delivering soaring melodies from Northern Ohio's blue-collar heartland.
Assaltator thrashes from Pordenone in Friuli since 2010. Their Italian name meaning 'assaulter' captures the offensive intensity of their riff-driven attack from the northeastern plains.
Assamalla is a black metal band from Parnu, Estonia, formed in 2013, channeling the genre's cold hostility from the coastal resort city on the Gulf of Riga. The band contributes to the small but passionate Estonian black metal underground.
West Mifflin, Pennsylvania NWOTHM act from Pittsburgh's steel-mill suburbs, channeling classic heavy metal energy with the working-class grit of Western PA.
San Francisco thrash band continuing the Bay Area's unparalleled thrash legacy, delivering aggressive speed metal from the city that defined the genre.
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