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People Watching (2024)
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L'Enfant Sauvage (Special Edition) (2012)
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The Necrotic Manifesto (Bonus Tracks Edition) (2023)
11/14 @ The Majestic Ventura Theater, Ventura
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Among the Shadows (2024)
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Acroholia delivers death metal and grindcore from Belgrade since 1992, over three decades of extremity making them one of Serbia's longest-running extreme metal acts. Their drunken-heights name has guided generations of grinding brutality from the Serbian capital.
Acrolith creates gothic metal and rock from Vila Nova de Gaia across the Douro from Porto since 2015. Named after the ancient Greek statue technique using stone for extremities and wood for the body, their hybrid approach to gothic metal embraces similar material contrasts.
Winchester, Kentucky stoner metal project. The name suggests divination through elevated places — fitting for music from the Bluegrass highlands.
Acromion has been fusing death and thrash metal from the Parisian suburb of Gournay-sur-Marne since 2000, making them one of the Île-de-France's longer-running extreme metal acts. Named after the shoulder blade's bony projection, their anatomical precision extends to their tightly constructed compositions.
Acromizer is a thrash metal band from Badalona near Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2015, delivering high-speed thrash aggression from the Catalan metropolitan area. The band carries the thrash metal tradition in northeastern Spain.
Acromonia has crafted melodic death metal from the Heilbronn and Neckarsulm area in Baden-Württemberg since 2013. From the Neckar Valley wine region, they produce Scandinavian-influenced guitar harmonies with over a decade of German precision.
Acronym is a thrash metal band from Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2017, contributing to the Catalan capital's vibrant metal scene with their fast, aggressive approach to the genre. The band operates from one of Europe's most culturally dynamic cities.
Brookfield, Wisconsin thrash metal project. The name blends acropolis and prophet — elevated prophetic metal from the Milwaukee suburbs.
Acrophobia plays heavy and thrash metal from Genoa, the Ligurian port city, since 2017. Named after the fear of heights — ironic for a city built on steep hillsides — their sound pairs the classic twin attacks of heavy and thrash metal with Mediterranean intensity.
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