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Atretic Intestine delivers death metal from Turku since 2011, their medical-anatomical name signaling the kind of visceral brutality that defines Finland's goriest extreme metal. The project embraces the genre's most confrontational traditions.
Oshkosh, Wisconsin melodic death metal project named after the mythological king. Their 2015 debut The Spear and the Ichor that Follows channels Greek tragedy through Scandinavian-influenced melodeath from Fox Valley.
Atrexial is a Barcelona-based blackened death metal force signed to Non Serviam Records, exploring themes of spirituality, cosmic dimensions, and demonology. Across albums like "Souverain" and "Gargantuan," members Naga S. Maleström, Louen Walden, and Belegurth have built a reputation for intense, technically accomplished extreme metal.
Orange County's Atreyu helped shape the metalcore landscape of the early 2000s with their dual-vocal attack and melodic sensibility on albums like 'The Curse' and 'A Death-Grip on Yesterday.' Named after the hero of The Neverending Story, the band's anthemic choruses and Alex Varkatzas's fierce screams made them staples of the Ozzfest and Taste of Chaos touring circuit.
Atria was a thrash metal and metalcore band from Maricá, Rio de Janeiro state, formed in 2020 and short-lived. Blending the riff aggression of thrash with metalcore's structured heaviness, the band were part of the broader metal underground in the greater Rio de Janeiro region before disbanding.
Portland deathrock institution with four releases since 2011. Dead as Truth and An Unending Pathway blend post-punk atmosphere with crushing heaviness, establishing them as one of the Pacific Northwest's most distinctive heavy bands — too dark for rock, too melodic for metal.
Atriell was a symphonic metal band from Varna, Bulgaria, formed in 2016 and signed to Amadea Music before splitting up. They brought orchestral arrangements and melodic metal songwriting to Varna's small but active extreme metal scene.
Atritas were a symphonic black metal band from Basel, Switzerland, active from 1997 to 2014, releasing their material through CCP Records. Their three studio albums — "Where Witches Burnt" (2004), "Medium Antigod" (2007), and "Celestial Decay" (2009) — combined Satanic and anti-Christian lyrical themes with the orchestral grandeur typical of the late-1990s Scandinavian symphonic black metal wave.
Atrito Urbano is a crossover thrash band from Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, formed around 2012–2013. Their Portuguese-language lyrics tackle social and political themes, and their discography includes the EP "Aprendiz de Escravo" (2014), the split "Infecção Urbana" with Infected, and the album "Praga Disfarçada" (2016), all self-released through independent channels.
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