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Aersion is a thrash and death metal band from Tampa, Florida. Their 2013 full-length "Cronos" channels twelve tracks of aggressive thrash-death in a city synonymous with death metal history.
Indiana/New York black metal and doom project named after the green patina of corroded copper. Oxidized heaviness spanning two states.
Aesacus explores progressive metal from Rovigo in the Veneto lowlands since 2015, named after the Trojan prince who could interpret dreams. From this quiet Po Delta city, they craft compositionally ambitious work that rewards careful listening.
Aesbard is a melodic viking metal band from Terrassa near Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2013, whose demo Ancient Tales features three tracks of epic metal blending melodic guitar work with viking metal's warrior themes. The band brings Norse-inspired epic metal to the Catalan industrial heartland, a distinctive cultural contrast to the genre's typically Scandinavian origins.
Aesculeta channels atmospheric black metal from Kaliningrad since 2019. Named after a Latin botanical term relating to oaks, their arboreal identity connects to the forested landscape of Russia's Baltic exclave.
Aesculetum is a black metal project from Solingen, Germany, active since 2019, with releases including Shades of Soul and Restless Souls. Operating from the Bergisches Land region of North Rhine-Westphalia, the project explores the darker recesses of the black metal tradition.
AeSect has delivered metalcore from Dublin since 2013, building a reputation through Ireland's active hardcore and metal crossover circuit. Their decade-plus tenure has seen them develop from the Irish capital's DIY venues into a mainstay of the national heavy music landscape.
Thessaloniki's Aesemnia are a fresh entry into the Greek extreme metal scene, launching in 2026 with a potent fusion of black and death metal. Their emergence reflects the continued vitality of Thessaloniki as a breeding ground for ambitious extreme metal.
Kentucky sludge metal project named after the Zoroastrian demon of fury. Ancient Persian rage channeled through Bluegrass heaviness.
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