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Amduat is a death metal solo project from La Paz, Bolivia, created by multi-instrumentalist Gino (Hor) Torrico, who handles drums, guitars, bass, and vocals. The project's debut full-length Paths of the Psyche, recorded at Estudio Powersound in La Paz and released in 2022, draws on themes of occultism, witchcraft, nature, and consciousness within an extreme metal framework.
Amduat is a death metal solo project from La Paz, Bolivia, created by multi-instrumentalist Gino (Hor) Torrico, who handles drums, guitars, bass, and vocals. The project's debut full-length Paths of the Psyche, recorded at Estudio Powersound in La Paz and released in 2022, draws on themes of occultism, witchcraft, nature, and consciousness within an extreme metal framework.
Amduatum practices black metal from Trondheim since 2013. Named after an ancient Mesopotamian underworld, they bring Sumerian infernal mythology to over a decade of black metal from Norway's third-largest city.
Amducias is a black metal band from Ennepetal, Germany, active since 2003, named after the Great Duke of Hell from demonological tradition. With over two decades in the German black metal underground, the band has maintained a persistent presence in the scene rooted in the Ruhr area.
Amduscias practices black metal from Saint Petersburg since 2003. Named after the Grand Duke of Hell who commands music to be heard, over two decades from Russia's cultural capital they have honored their demonic patron's musical mandate.
Amdusias channels raw black metal from the Pyrenean city of Pau since 2018, named after a great duke of Hell from demonological texts. Their infernal inspiration feeds unpolished, lo-fi compositions drawn from the shadow of the mountains.
Ameaça Nuclear — Portuguese for "Nuclear Threat" — was a death metal and grindcore band from São Paulo, Brazil, active from 2020 until their split. The band operated in the tradition of São Paulo's brutal underground extreme metal scene, blending the raw aggression of grindcore with death metal's heavier structures. Their Bandcamp presence documents their brief but intense run in the city's tightly knit extreme metal circuit.
Amebix merged crust punk with thrash metal from the Devon town of Tavistock, becoming one of the most influential bands in the UK crust punk movement. Their amoeba-inspired name suits a band that constantly evolved and adapted across their career.
Amederia creates gothic and doom metal from Naberezhnye Chelny in Tatarstan since 2008. Nearly two decades from this Kama River industrial city, they have crafted darkly romantic compositions in a multinational cultural setting.
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