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Athens' Astral DNA weave cosmic themes into progressive metal of considerable complexity, exploring the intersection of science and spirituality through intricate compositions. Since 2014, they've built a sound that reaches for the stars while remaining grounded in heavy riffage.
Astral Dog emerged in 2016 from Balmazújváros, a town on the Hortobágy steppe in eastern Hungary, to deliver hazy stoner metal and rock. Their spacefaring canine identity contrasts with the flat, earthbound landscape of the Great Plain that birthed them.
Astral Drowning is a post-black and doom metal project from Mendoza, Argentina, self-described as "melancholic doom black metal from the South," that began with the demo Ocaso in 2013. Their 2022 album Traditional Music from Rooms Underwater, composed over nearly a decade, incorporates melodica, flute, percussion, and field recordings alongside conventional metal instrumentation to create a deeply atmospheric sound.
Astral Emersion channels symphonic black metal from Kraków since 2015. Their cosmic-surfacing name drives orchestrally enhanced compositions that emerge from darkness into celestial grandeur from the former royal capital.
Astral Emptiness explores atmospheric and technical deathcore from Rome since 2020. Their paradoxical name — cosmic void — drives compositions that pair the technical precision of deathcore with vast atmospheric spaces.
Astral Experience has become a staple of Spain's progressive metal scene, combining power metal's majesty with technical prog excellence from Valencia. Signed to Art Gates Records, their album "Clepsidra" showcases a band evolving toward heavier, modern sounds including djent and metalcore while maintaining the prog-power essence that earned them international recognition.
Astral Fire delivers power metal from Florence since 2014, their name evoking celestial combustion. From the cradle of the Renaissance, they forge anthemic compositions that burn with the intensity of stellar fusion.
Astral Forest crafts melodic death and doom metal from Gdynia on the Baltic coast since 2020. Their name conjures a woodland among the stars — impossible, ethereal — and their Tri-City compositions reach for similar transcendence.
Inman, South Carolina black metal project with five releases since 2024. Cosmic Cries Of The Lonely Star and Depression capture both celestial grandeur and earthbound despair from the Carolina Upstate, their prolific output building an interstellar mythology at remarkable speed.
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