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Evidence (2023)
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Akt plays heavy and power metal from Skövde in Västergötland since 2016. Their name — Swedish and German for 'act' — drives a decade of performative metal from this western Swedish military-garrison city.
Akt ov Ikonoklazm merges black and death metal from Dubna in the Moscow Region since 2024. Their deliberately archaic, phonetic spelling — 'act of iconoclasm' — signals the image-shattering intent of their extreme metal.
Aktaion delivers melodic death metal and metalcore from Halmstad since 2015. Named after the mythological hunter turned into a stag by Artemis, they bring Greek tragedy to melodic aggression from the Swedish west coast.
A self-styled "troll metal" band from Wavre formed in 2005, combining black and folk metal with fantasy storytelling centered on the village of Aktarum. They have opened for Finntroll, Ensiferum, Arkona, and Turisas, and their releases include Gang of Trolls (2009), Ragnatroll (2018), and Trollvengers (2022) on Art Gates Records.
Akthesis merges death metal, melodic death metal, and metalcore from Nancy since 2020, creating a modern extreme sound from the Lorraine capital. Their fusion approach reflects the crossover sensibilities of France's newest generation of metal musicians.
Aktor is a black metal band from Colorado Springs, Colorado. With three releases between 2013 and 2025, including a Blue Öyster Cult cover ("I am the Psychic Wars"), the project blends classic metal reverence with black metal aesthetics.
Aku explores experimental and progressive groove metal from an undisclosed Polish location since 2013. Their brief, punchy name — meaning 'evil' in Finnish — carries a concentrated malevolence through genre-bending compositions.
Columbus, Ohio post-metal and psychedelic project. The Russian word for 'shark' adds predatory edge to atmospheric heaviness.
Akuma delivers death metal, melodic death metal, and metalcore from Paris since 2013, their Japanese name meaning "demon" reflecting the ferocity of their sound. Their multi-genre approach brings Eastern-inspired intensity to the French capital's diverse metal scene.
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