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Proof (2024)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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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.
Avalon is a thrash/power metal band from Teresina, Piauí, Brazil, originally formed in 1987 before reuniting with a new formation around 2009. Drawing influence from the classic thrash canon — Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax — alongside baroque composers like Vivaldi, they released two full-lengths in the early 1990s: Old Psychotic Eyes (1993) and Incognito (1994) on Cogumelo Records, and their 1989 split with Megahertz remains a landmark of Brazilian thrash. A 2020 reunion produced the Avalon Anthology compilation and new tracks on The Thrash Metal Takeover Vol. 1.
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.
Los Angeles progressive power metal project whose 2013 self-titled EP lives up to the punning name — forward-thinking metal that guards the avant-garde tradition. Cerebral heaviness from the entertainment capital.
Avant Soliloque merges black and doom metal from Bucharest since 2013. Their French-inflected name, meaning 'before the soliloquy,' suggests compositions that build toward profound individual expression from the Romanian capital.
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