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Adversum are a satanic black metal band from Northeim, Germany, whose 2016 album In the Sign of Satan delivers six tracks of uncompromising darkness recommended alongside acts like Misþyrming and LVTHN. Their self-described mission of 'Satanic Black Metal from Germany' leaves no ambiguity about the project's devotional extremity.
A black metal band from Limburg, Belgium, formed in 2013 with lyrical themes centered on darkness, death, and orthodox Satanism. They self-released the limited cassette EP Principium Ascensionis in 2014 through Cúchulainn in an edition of fifty copies, and have remained an underground independent act.
Adversvm are a death-doom and funeral doom metal band from Norden in northern Germany, whose releases Dysangelion and Vama Marga explore the heaviest and slowest reaches of extreme metal. Active since 2019, the project channels the bleak flatness of the North Sea coast into oppressively weighty compositions.
Adversæ is a post-black metal and atmospheric black metal project from Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina, that composed, recorded, mixed, and mastered its debut self-titled album entirely in Rosario in 2022. Released on August 6, 2022, the record's five tracks — including the ten-minute opener "Ouroboros" and "Enemy of Man" — blend black metal aggression with shoegaze textures and post-rock dynamics. The project describes its music as "an interpretation of the path of humans in the universe," grounding its sonic ambition in a philosophical framework.
Heavy metal band from Switzerland, founded in 1982 and active on the European circuit before splitting in 1995 and reforming in 2014. Their 2017 album "Back to Attack" collects classic oldschool heavy metal material, with the band rooted in the same early-80s German and Swiss heavy metal tradition as their peers.
Casper, Wyoming metalcore project. The name's cautionary tone adds irony to aggressive music from the Cowboy State.
Advocacy is a progressive metal and rock band from Aarhus, Denmark, formed in 2017, navigating the genre's characteristic complexity and dynamic range with an emphasis on both technical musicianship and emotional depth. The band adds to Aarhus's growing reputation as a hub for creative and genre-crossing metal.
Advocate is a power and thrash metal band from Corpus Christi, Texas. Their 2016 full-length "Perfect Master" delivers eight tracks of anthemic power/thrash from the Gulf Coast.
Advorsa is a death metal band from Chicago. Their 2018 debut "Corruptor of Dead Flesh" and 2020 follow-up EP "Amalgamation of Horrors" showcase punishing old-school death metal rooted in the city's storied tradition of the genre.
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