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A death metal band from Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, formed in 2017 and active only briefly before splitting up. They played in the straightforward Brazilian death metal tradition, drawing on the aggressive, guitar-driven sound typical of the country's underground scene.
Agonizer brings heavy metal from the small central Finnish town of Pyhäjärvi since 2015, proving that traditional metal thrives far from major cities. Their name captures the intense emotional core of their straightforward heavy metal approach.
Agonizer are a blackened doom metal band from Los Ángeles, Biobío, Chile, originally active from 1995 to 2006 before reuniting in 2020 with their original lineup. The band released the demo compilation "Anthems of Agony" in 2002 and continued their catalog across a series of releases documented on Metal Archives under ID 42145.
Agonizing Torture is a brutal death metal band with deathcore elements from Houston, Texas. Their 2021 EP "Chambers of Torture" lives up to the band's name with five tracks of punishing extremity from the Texas Gulf Coast.
Agony is a crossover band from New Bedford, Massachusetts with a surprisingly deep catalog of ten releases spanning 2010 to 2020. The band's output includes everything from singles clubs to full-lengths like "Big Cinnamon," reflecting the eclectic DIY energy of the southeastern Massachusetts punk and metal scene.
Agony and Scream delivers brutal death metal from Hainburg in Hesse since 2010. Their visceral, pain-announcing name leaves no ambiguity about the physical intensity of their sonic assault.
Charlotte, North Carolina black metal project. The name paints a canyon of suffering in the Queen City's underground.
Austin, Texas NWOTHM project named after the newspaper advice section. Classic metal from the Live Music Capital.
Raleigh, North Carolina death metal project. Sacred suffering channeled through extremity from the Research Triangle.
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