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Phoenix, Arizona melodic death metal project whose 2020 single Razor's Edge delivers sharp, Scandinavian-influenced extremity from the Valley of the Sun.
Manchester's Astral Church emerged in 2023 with a ferocious hybrid of death metal and grindcore, delivering short, savage bursts of blasting intensity and guttural carnage. Their sound is chaotic and uncompromising, channelling the city's rich tradition of extreme music.
Astral Clocktower is a Belgian raw black metal and dungeon synth project from Flanders, built around celestial and cosmic themes summed up in the guiding maxim "the sky and the cosmos are one." The project has released material including "Old Yharnam" and "Research Hall," blending primitive black metal hostility with atmospheric dungeon synth passages.
Astral Corpse creates black metal from Kerava near Helsinki since 2017. Their oxymoronic name — a celestial dead body — drives compositions that float between cosmic transcendence and earthly decay.
Folsom, California stoner metal project whose 2018 EP Boaz — a biblical reference to one of the pillars of Solomon's Temple — pairs sacred architecture with fuzzy heaviness from the Sacramento suburbs.
Astral Death is an enigmatic Spanish black metal entity that has been conjuring cosmic darkness since 2017. The project channels celestial themes through the lens of black metal's most atmospheric and otherworldly traditions.
Knoxville, Tennessee melodic death metal project who released two EPs in 2023. Sea of Darkness and Through Storms Of Blood And Steel deliver dual doses of Scandinavian-influenced extremity from East Tennessee.
Astral Deliverance crafts melodic progressive metal from Rome since 2017. Their cosmic-liberation name drives compositions that seek transcendence through intricate progressive structures and celestial melodicism.
Pennsylvania black metal project exploring cosmic themes through tremolo-picked atmospherics, contributing to the Keystone State's prolific extreme metal underground.
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