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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
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Free the Witch EP (2018)
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Oregon metalcore project. The gambling metaphor channels Pacific Northwest aggression through Russian roulette's deadly chance.
Braham, Minnesota groove metal project. The name channels Rust Belt decay from a small town north of the Twin Cities.
El Paso, Texas NWOTHM project. The cynical name targets cultural compromise from the border city.
Austin, Texas three-piece American Sharks blast through a high-octane hybrid of punk, stoner metal, and pop hooks that sounds like Weezer collided with a monster truck. Since their 2013 self-titled debut, frontman Roky Moon has led the band through relentless touring alongside heavyweights like GWAR, Clutch, and Red Fang. Their riff-driven approach strips away pretense in favor of pure, sweat-drenched rock and roll energy.
Modesto, California Southern heavy rock project. Salem-meets-California vibes from the Central Valley.
Amesoeurs was the visionary side project of Alcest's Neige alongside Audrey Sylvain and Fursy Teyssier, pioneering a fusion of black metal, shoegaze, and post-punk that reflected the dark side of modern civilization. Their sole self-titled album and the "Ruines Humaines" EP remain essential documents of the blackgaze movement before the band's dissolution in 2009.
Founded in Vienna in 1993 by Tharen and Thurisaz — both veterans of Abigor — Amestigon play atmospheric and melodic black metal with pagan influences, and have been one of the most quietly consistent acts in the Austrian black metal scene for over thirty years. Their catalog runs from the early demo tapes Mysterious Realms and Through the Ages We Preserve... through the Napalm Records era and into celebrated later albums like Sun of All Suns (2010) and Thier (2015).
Ametheon creates symphonic metal from Delft since 2016. Their gem-inspired name — evoking amethyst and divine forces — drives compositions of crystalline orchestral beauty from the city of Dutch Golden Age painting.
Amethist crafts doom and death metal from Veenendaal in central Utrecht province since 2018. Their gemstone name — the Dutch spelling of amethyst — adds a purple-hued elegance to their crushing dual-genre approach.
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