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Altumtenebris is a black metal band from Colima, Mexico, formed around 2015 by members drawn from acts including Demonic Manifestation, Ravenous Death, and Macabre Goat. Their music is described as cold, dark, and savage black metal with mystical lyrics centered on desolation and anti-Christian themes, culminating in their 2023 debut full-length "Seeds of Eternity".
Altumtenebris is a black metal band from Colima, Mexico, formed around 2015 by members drawn from acts including Demonic Manifestation, Ravenous Death, and Macabre Goat. Their music is described as cold, dark, and savage black metal with mystical lyrics centered on desolation and anti-Christian themes, culminating in their 2023 debut full-length "Seeds of Eternity".
Charlotte progressive metal/rock act blending clean melodic passages with heavier progressive sections. Change showcases a band comfortable navigating the dynamic range between beauty and heaviness.
Altus has been delivering groove and stoner metal from Belfast since 2001, making them one of Northern Ireland's longest-running heavy acts. Over two decades of rhythmically driven heaviness speak to extraordinary persistence within the Belfast metal community.
Altvater is a folk and black metal project from Dresden, Germany, formed in 2018, merging the rawness of black metal with folk elements rooted in Germanic tradition. The project draws on ancestral themes suggested by its name, which translates to 'forefather' in German.
Altwald channels black metal from an undisclosed Russian location since 2012. Their German name meaning 'old forest' drives over a decade of sylvan black metal rooted in the primeval woodlands of the imagination.
Altú Págánach was a folk black metal band from Lavras, Minas Gerais, self-described as practitioners of "Pure Folk Tolkiean Black Metal," blending raw black metal with folk elements and lyrical themes drawn from J.R.R. Tolkien and old paganism. The project was led by the multi-instrumentalist known as Dungortheb, and their discography — including the 2018 EP "The Wizard" and a split "The Old Legacy" — was later compiled and reissued by Cold Art Industry.
Chesapeake melodic death metal project with a Castlevania-inspired aesthetic and five releases since 2021. The project channels gothic horror themes through Scandinavian-influenced melodic death metal with a nostalgic, video-game-soundtrack flair.
Alucarda is a doom metal and punk band from Copenhagen, Denmark, formed in 2013, named after the 1977 Mexican horror film, blending fuzz-drenched heaviness with garage rock energy and punk attitude. Their releases D.F.F.L and Raw Howls deliver a raw, distortion-soaked approach to heavy music.
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