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Astral Oath blends black metal with ambient textures from an undisclosed Italian location since 2016. Their celestial pledge drives music that ascends from earthbound aggression into vast atmospheric spaces.
Williamsburg, Virginia progressive metal band exploring expansive sonic landscapes from the historic Colonial Capital, blending technical precision with atmospheric grandeur.
Brownsville, Texas black metal project — one of the southernmost metal acts in the US, operating from the Mexican border. Three releases since 2015 channel astronomical themes through atmospheric black metal from the Rio Grande Valley.
Astral Paralysis creates progressive death metal from Siena since 2016, named after the phenomenon of sleep paralysis rendered in cosmic terms. From the Tuscan hill city of the Palio, they craft technically demanding compositions that explore states of suspended consciousness.
Astral Path explores progressive death metal from Milan since 2016, their name suggesting a journey through the stars. From Lombardy's capital, they navigate complex compositional territory with the ambition their cosmic name demands.
Cincinnati/Dayton, Ohio black metal project with twelve releases since 2022. An extraordinarily prolific act whose Cosmic Projections Collection and subsequent albums build an immense catalog of celestially themed black metal from the Ohio River Valley.
Astral Queen creates doom and death metal from Konin in Greater Poland since 2014. Their regal-cosmic name drives compositions of majestic heaviness from this central Polish industrial town.
Astral Rising has been crafting death-doom metal from the Parisian suburb of Saint-Maur-des-Fossés since 1992, making them one of the oldest active extreme metal acts in the Île-de-France. Over three decades of cosmic doom speak to extraordinary dedication.
Black metal project that migrated from Portland to Atlanta. Their 2022 single ,and its consequences — with its deliberately unconventional punctuation — suggests a literary, post-modern approach to extreme music.
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