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Atmosfairy channels gothic and symphonic metal from Bordeaux since 2018, their whimsical name combining atmosphere with fairy-tale wonder. Their approach brings enchanted darkness to the Gironde capital's metal scene.
Mission Viejo, California black metal project whose 2018 debut En Trance plays on the double meaning of entrance and entrancement. Atmospheric black metal from Orange County's suburban sprawl.
Atmosfearia creates power and progressive metal from Jämjö in Blekinge since 2018. Their atmosphere-realm name drives compositions that build entire worlds from the southeastern Swedish coast.
Atmosphera Post Mortem merges black metal's intensity with symphonic metal's grandeur from Córdoba since 2019. Their name promises exactly what they deliver: post-mortem atmospheres rendered through sweeping compositions and extreme metal fury.
Phoenix, Arizona death metal project with six releases since 2016. Human Extract and Fallout Frenzy deliver desert-baked brutality with a prolific work ethic, building one of the most substantial death metal catalogs in the Valley of the Sun.
Atom delivers thrash metal from the Breton capital of Rennes since 2013, their elemental name capturing the fundamental power at the core of their riffing. Over a decade of activity has established them within Brittany's thrash metal community.
Pasadena/La Porte, Texas crossover thrash act whose 2011 EP Blood, Sweat, and Beers captures the DIY spirit of Houston-area punk-metal. The title tells you everything about their priorities.
Atom Smasher is a heavy metal band from Remscheid in the Bergisches Land region of Germany, formed in 2020, delivering traditional heavy metal with the no-nonsense aggression their name implies. The band contributes to the enduring German heavy metal tradition from the industrial cities of North Rhine-Westphalia.
AtomA is a Swedish post-metal and progressive metal band from Stockholm, formed in 2011 from the remnants of the dissolved doom/death group Slumber, with members including vocalist Christian Älvestam and guitarist Siavosh Bigonah. Their music blends heavy atmospheric post-metal with ambient, electronic, and symphonic elements, ranging widely in texture and dynamics. The band released three albums on Napalm Records—Skylight (2012), Then Came the Wave, and Divina—before going quiet.
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