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Avantasia is a symphonic power metal superproject created by Tobias Sammet of Edguy, based in Fulda, Germany, featuring an ever-rotating cast of international metal and rock vocalists and musicians. Their extensive discography includes The Scarecrow, The Wicked Symphony, Angel of Babylon, and Here Be Dragons, blending operatic, theatrical elements with symphonic metal grandeur across albums and international arena tours.
Avante! charges forward with heavy metal from the Galician town of Arteixo, just outside A Coruña, since 2015. Their exclamatory name captures the forward momentum of their riff-driven approach to traditional metal.
Avantgarde delivers groove metal from Zavitinsk in the Amur Region since 2012. From this small military-base town in Russia's Far East near the Chinese border, they channel rhythmic aggression through over a decade of groove-driven compositions.
Avara crafts melodic death metal from Seinäjoki in South Ostrobothnia since 2015. Their Finnish name meaning 'generous' or 'spacious' captures the wide-open quality of the Ostrobothnian plains that surround their hometown.
Washington, DC crossover thrash project whose 2023 single Flesheater delivers cannibalistic fury from the nation's capital. Beltway aggression stripped of all political subtlety.
Athens' Avaris are veterans of the Greek black metal underground, active since 1997 and named after the ancient Hyksos capital in Egypt. Their long tenure has seen them evolve through multiple phases of black metal while maintaining ties to the scene's foundational era.
Avaron is a Hungarian black metal project that emerged in 2020 without disclosing its geographic base within the country. Their work draws from the isolationist tradition of black metal, favoring atmosphere and obscurity over public visibility.
Avarsír merges atmospheric black metal with doom metal's crushing pace, a Hungarian project formed in 2023 whose name translates roughly to 'Avar Grave,' referencing the medieval Avar people who once inhabited the Carpathian Basin. Their music excavates the historical darkness buried beneath the Hungarian plain.
Decatur, Illinois thrash metal project with six releases since 2012. Black Waltz and Feathers & Flesh deliver theatrical, riff-driven metal from central Illinois, building a substantial catalog from the heartland.
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