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Irrational Pull (2020)
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Für Kaiser, Volk und Vaterland! / Stoßtrupp 1917 (2018)
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The Powerless Rise (2010)
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Avalanche Danger is a heavy metal band from Hosbach near Aschaffenburg in Bavaria, Germany, formed in 2021, delivering traditional heavy metal with the force their name implies. The band contributes to the Lower Franconia metal scene with their riff-driven approach.
Avalanched thrashes from Västerås since 2023. Their past-tense natural-disaster name drives compositions of overwhelming velocity from this Västmanland lake city.
Avaland crafts heavy metal, power metal, and symphonic metal from the Alpine city of Grenoble since 2009, creating epic, orchestrally-enriched compositions from the Isère valley. Their mythological-sounding name suits the fantastical scope of their genre-spanning ambitions.
Avalinity creates gothic metal from Lund in Skåne since 2013. From one of Scandinavia's oldest university cities, they bring academic elegance to over a decade of darkly romantic compositions.
Rochester/New York City NWOTHM project whose 2019 debut Rise delivers triumphant traditional metal named after the mythical island of Arthurian legend. Classic heavy metal reaching for paradise.
Charlotte, North Carolina power metal band bringing epic, anthemic metal to the Queen City, channeling Arthurian legend through triumphant riffs and soaring melodies.
Avangard explores progressive and technical death metal from Irkutsk as of 2025. Their Russian spelling of 'avant-garde' drives technically ambitious compositions from the gateway city to Lake Baikal.
Avanguard delivers death metal from Manduria near Taranto in Puglia since 2023. From the ancient Messapian city famous for its Primitivo wine, they bring forward-looking aggression despite their conventional death metal approach.
Power metal act that moved from Storrs, Connecticut to Los Angeles, living up to their forward-thinking name by pushing the boundaries of traditional power metal convention.
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