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Abstracted is a progressive death metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, founded in 2013, who began in technical thrash territory before evolving into a dense, multi-layered sound drawing comparisons to Between the Buried and Me, Persefone, and Cynic. Signed to M-Theory Audio, they released the acclaimed debut full-length 'Atma Conflux' in 2022, a 64-minute concept record balancing technical aggression with esoteric themes, followed by 'Hiraeth' in February 2026, featuring guest appearances from Chaney Crabb of Entheos.
Abstracter is a blackened crust, sludge, and doom metal band from Oakland, California. Across six releases from 2012 to 2021, the band has refined a devastating sound that collapses d-beat urgency into walls of blackened sludge, with the 2015 EP "Wound Empire" marking a high point of crushing atmospheric extremity.
Abstractian explores progressive metal from England since 2022, their name combining abstraction with artistic creation. Their approach brings conceptual depth to the genre's technical foundations.
Abstraction is a black metal project from the Appleton and Green Bay area of Wisconsin. Extraordinarily prolific since 2023, the project has released over a dozen albums and EPs spanning raw black metal, experimental soundscapes, and game soundtracks, showcasing a restless creative vision.
Abstracto is a heavy and power metal band from Valencia, Spain, formed in 2023, blending the melodic grandeur of power metal with the riff-driven foundation of traditional heavy metal. The band is a recent addition to the Valencian metal community.
Based in Passau, Germany, Abstractyss have been creating death metal since 2014, channeling the genre's primal aggression from the banks of the Danube where Bavaria meets Austria. Their name hints at the abyssal depths they seek to explore through their music.
Boston thrash metal project. The Germanically modified name promises construction through destruction — thrash metal's essential paradox.
Abstrusa Unde merges black metal, progressive metal, and symphonic metal from Paris since 2012, creating an ambitiously layered sound. Their Latin name, meaning "hidden wave," reflects the depths beneath their compositional surface.
Abstrusum practices black metal from Hesse since 2010, their Latin name meaning 'hidden' or 'concealed' matching the shadowed quality of their compositions. Fifteen years of activity from this central German state have produced a body of work that values mystery over exposure.
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