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Vault Of Horrors (2024)
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Liars & Thieves (2024)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Alltheniko has channeled power and speed metal from Oldenico, a tiny commune in the Vercelli province of Piedmont, since 2007. Their relentless approach to twin-guitar harmonies and galloping rhythms has sustained them through nearly two decades from this improbable rural origin.
Alltid Allena creates post-black metal from an undisclosed German location since 2023. Their Swedish-language name meaning 'always alone' introduces a Scandinavian melancholy into their atmospheric German black metal.
Alltorment is a thrash metal band from Goiânia, Goiás, active since 2012 and part of the Central-West Brazilian underground metal scene. They play in the direct, aggressive tradition of Brazilian thrash with limited studio output documented publicly.
Saratoga, New York thrash/heavy metal act that emerged in 2025 with two releases right out of the gate. New blood in the thrash revival delivering aggressive, riff-driven metal from upstate New York.
Grand Rapids, Michigan funeral doom project plumbing the absolute depths of slow, crushing heaviness. A 2024 promo signals an artist committed to the most glacially paced and emotionally devastating corner of doom metal.
Alluring is a solo atmospheric black and doom metal project from Temuco, Chile, active since 2020. The project released its debut demo In the Cold Lips of Eros in 2020, followed by a remastered edition, the EP A Seductive Death, and a 2024 promo titled Kill Me, Alluring Diva. The project's own description centers on themes of "eroticism and agony," placing it within a gothic doom black metal aesthetic uncommon in southern Chile's underground scene.
Portland/Atlanta death metal, deathcore, and djent project. The geological name — sediment deposited by flowing water — suits their layered, technically demanding approach.
Allybis practices black metal from an undisclosed Norwegian location as of 2025. Their mysterious name adds to the deliberate anonymity that characterizes much of the Norwegian black metal underground.
Alma Matter is a melodic black metal band from Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, with roots going back to 2010 and a renewed phase of activity from 2019 onward. The band has released two volumes of their ongoing series "The Luciferian Tales", which form the backbone of their self-released discography.
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