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Accidentals were a heavy metal band from Nicosia, Cyprus, formed in 1991 and now split up, whose existence predates most of the island's metal infrastructure. As one of the earliest Cypriot heavy metal acts, they released material through All Records and helped establish a precedent for the metal scene that would develop in Nicosia over the following decade.
Accipiter is a heavy metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2014 and active in the city's underground traditional metal scene. With a minimal public profile, the band operates independently, carrying forward the São Paulo heavy metal tradition that has produced some of Brazil's most storied acts.
Acclaim brings heavy metal from the Gloucestershire town of Cheltenham since 2015, channeling the Cotswolds' refined atmosphere through classic metal frameworks. Their affirmative name captures the triumphant spirit of traditional heavy metal.
Accomplice is a progressive metal and rock band from Corona, California. Their 2016 EP "Los Angeles: The Abduction" delivers six tracks of concept-driven progressive metal with cinematic ambition.
Accuracy are a groove and thrash metal band from Munich, Germany, formed in 2022, who deliver riff-heavy, rhythmically punishing metal from the heart of Bavaria. Their sound bridges the gap between thrash metal's velocity and groove metal's crushing low-end power.
Accursed is a black metal project of unknown origin. Since 2020, the project has released five recordings including the full-length "Hymns of Death And Misery," channeling raw hostility through a veil of lo-fi black metal.
Pensacola, Florida black metal project. The name's Promethean fury targets creation itself from the Gulf Coast.
Accursed Ordnance is a blackened heavy metal band from Worcester, Massachusetts. Their 2023 full-length "Scarred by Steel" delivers ten tracks that fuse the galloping energy of traditional heavy metal with black metal's raw, icy edge.
Accursed Womb is a doom and death metal band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. With eight releases between 2020 and 2024, the band has been a prolific force in the Philly underground, grinding out crushing doom-death that reflects the city's gritty extreme metal tradition.
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