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Divine (2024)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
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Azaz-Hell channels black metal from Toulouse since 2022, their infernal name combining the scapegoat demon Azazel with Hell itself. Their Occitan origins feed a sound steeped in southern French darkness.
Azazello has evolved from hard rock into progressive metal from Tynda — the capital of the BAM railway — since 2014. From this isolated Siberian railway hub in the Amur Region, they have crafted a decade of increasingly complex compositions.
Azazeroth channels black metal from Lower Silesia since 2020. Their demonic portmanteau — merging Azazel with a dark suffix — drives compositions of infernal purpose from southwestern Poland.
Azbuk was a São Paulo band whose sound shifted from black metal in its early years to death metal in later recordings, making them an outlier in Brazil's typically genre-entrenched underground. Founded in 1997, the band had an on-again, off-again existence over two decades with rotating lineups and evolving lyrical themes — from Christian-influenced content to war and social commentary and back again. Their Bandcamp discography includes the "Meremoth" EP among other releases.
Aze explores progressive metal from Lyon since 2020, their brief, enigmatic name reflecting a concise approach to the genre's often-sprawling compositions. Their Lyonnaise origins connect them to one of France's most musically diverse cities.
Azeazeron merges death and black metal from the Uddevalla and Ljungskile area in Bohuslän since 2019. Their demonic-portmanteau name drives dual-genre extremity from Sweden's western fjord coast.
Azel delivers heavy metal and thrash metal from the Loire Valley city of Tours since 2015, channeling a decade of dual-genre intensity from the heart of château country. Their sound brings aggressive urgency to one of France's most culturally refined cities.
Azels Mountain practices pagan black metal from the Świdnica and Wrocław area in Lower Silesia since 2014. Their mountainous name connects to the Sudeten landscape that frames their pagan-themed compositions.
Azelsgard channels black metal from an undisclosed Polish location since 2024. Their compound name — suggesting a fortress or realm of Azel — drives atmospheric compositions of mythological scope.
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