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Portland death metal project named after the act of consuming one's own flesh. Three releases since 2019 including the full-length Dolor — Latin for 'pain' — channel the most disturbing corners of human psychology through grinding extremity.
Autrest is the atmospheric black metal solo project of Matheus Vidor from the mountainous region of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, founded in winter 2022. Drawing on nature-influenced acts like Saor, Caladan Brood, and Eldamar, the project incorporates field recordings of forests and mountains into its compositions; the debut album "Follow the Cold Path" (2023, Northern Silence Productions) earned widespread critical acclaim, with a follow-up "Burning Embers, Forgotten Wolves" cementing Autrest as one of Brazil's standout atmospheric black metal exports.
Autua Sagas delivers melodic death metal with metalcore elements from Hyvinkää north of Helsinki since 2020. Their name pairs the Finnish word for 'blessed' with 'sagas,' framing their melodic aggression as epic narratives of transcendence.
Autumn Aurora merges progressive death and black metal from Murmansk since 2016. From Russia's largest Arctic city, their seasonal-light name channels the brief, brilliant colors of polar autumn into compositions of technical extremity.
Autumn Crows crafts melodic death metal from an undisclosed Swedish location since 2018. Their seasonal-corvid name drives compositions of dark melodic beauty informed by the character of Nordic autumn.
Autumn Dream evokes the fading warmth of Seville's seasons through gothic and symphonic metal launched in 2024. The project's atmospheric approach contrasts southern Spain's scorching reality with the melancholic beauty their name implies.
Autumn Equinox creates progressive metal from Hoorn in North Holland since 2022. Named after the September moment when day and night achieve perfect balance, their compositions seek similar equilibrium between heaviness and melody.
Mansfield, Ohio death metal project. The oxymoronic name — autumn implies change, eternal implies permanence — captures the tension at the heart of their heavy music.
Lima, Ohio black metal band channeling the rural Midwest's bleak, windswept emptiness into atmospheric darkness from small-town Northwest Ohio.
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