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Alalutu practices black metal from Västerås since 2012. Their name, derived from Mesopotamian underworld mythology, brings Sumerian darkness to over a decade of Swedish black metal.
Alamo Black is a doom/stoner metal band from Denver, Colorado. With two EPs spanning 2018 to 2025, the band plays heavy, groove-laden doom stoner from the Mile High City.
Alareikaz channels black metal from Västerbotten in northern Sweden since 2016. Their proto-Germanic name adds reconstructed ancient-language gravitas to black metal from the boreal forests of Norrland.
Alareiks delivers melodic death metal from London since 2016, named after the Visigothic king who sacked Rome. Their barbarian-conqueror inspiration feeds compositions that combine melodic sophistication with destructive force.
Alaric is a raw pagan black metal band from Atlanta, Georgia. Named after the Visigoth king who sacked Rome, the band's 2011 self-titled LP and 2012 split with Atriarch deliver raw, pagan-themed black metal steeped in historical darkness.
Alarico channels the dark intersections of death rock, post-punk, and doom metal through a lens of anarcho-punk intensity. Founded in Oakland, California in 2008, the band draws from the Bay Area's rich tradition of boundary-pushing heavy music. Their sound conjures an oppressive atmosphere that sits somewhere between Joy Division's bleakness and the crushing weight of funeral doom.
Las Vegas black metal project. The Spanish word for 'shriek' channels nocturnal terror from the desert entertainment capital.
Alaridos are a grindcore band from Santiago, Chile, formed in 2013, with a lineup featuring Daniela on vocals, Erik on drums, Alberto on bass, and Alejandro on guitar. The band has released four recordings: the debut full-length Ciudad Paranoia (2013), Vida Sangre y Dolor (2014), a split with Richard Harrison (2017), and Horca (2021), which was tracked at Lion's Roar Studio in Peñaflor and mixed by Cristian León. Their Bandcamp presence under the tag "Grindcore y Muerte" reflects the band's dual grindcore and death metal influence.
Alarion explores progressive metal from Utrecht since 2016. From the Netherlands' fourth-largest city and central railway hub, they navigate complex compositional territory with over a decade of progressive ambition.
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