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Aussichtslos (German for "hopeless") are a black metal project spanning Carinthia and Vienna, with album titles like Völlig Aussichtslos and Schicksalstotschlag that turn German vocabulary into instruments of nihilistic expression. Their music is raw, despairing black metal in the tradition of Scandinavian mid-90s acts, favouring primitive recording and unflinching thematic bleakness.
Chicago progressive metal project whose 2015 debut Prisoner of Sunlight channels celestial captivity through intricate compositions. The Lithuanian-derived name adds Baltic mystique to Midwestern prog.
Austen creates post-black metal and shoegaze from Saint Petersburg since 2023. Their literary surname — possibly referencing Jane Austen — adds an unexpected Regency-era refinement to their atmospheric compositions.
Martinsburg, West Virginia black metal project with eight releases since 2007. Their catalog — including the deluxe reissue of Beneath the Threshold and the early EP Bleak... — traces nearly two decades of atmospheric black metal from the eastern panhandle of West Virginia.
Stoke-on-Trent's Austerymn merge melodic death metal hooks with doom-laden atmospheres, crafting songs that balance crushing weight with sorrowful melody. Their sound draws from the Finnish death-doom tradition, channelling the melancholy of acts like Swallow the Sun.
Austin Deathtrip is a groove metal and metalcore band from Oldenburg, Germany, formed in 2012, fusing groove metal's rhythmic heaviness with metalcore's breakdowns and aggressive vocal dynamics. The band brings punishing, mid-tempo heaviness to the Lower Saxony metal scene.
Austral is a black metal band from Santiago, Chile, formed in 2018, whose lineup features vocalist Matías Briones (aka Zaitham Iscariote), guitarists Blackterium and Maleficarvm, bassist Terrorwielder, and drummer Invokker. The band released their debut full-length, the sprawlingly titled Pestilential Souls Falling into the Endless Vortex of Misery, in 2018, drawing on themes of mysticism and spiritual corruption.
Austral Nox is an independent symphonic black metal band from Santiago, Chile, whose lyrical themes span horror, death, and nature. In 2018 they released the four-track EP The Forsaking of the Sun, featuring songs including "Angelical Mutilated Skies" and the eight-minute title track.
Australes Tenebris was a black metal band from Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil active between 2013 and 2017, whose name evokes the southern darkness of their home region. They released a demo — "Quando Uiva o Minuano" (named after the cold pampas wind) — and the full-length "Reflections of a Decadent Life" (Sunset Light Records), exploring themes of philosophy, misanthropy, madness, and decay before dissolving in 2017.
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