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Vault Of Horrors (2024)
Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
Liars & Thieves (2024)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
06/11 @ Rebellion Manchester, Manchester
Featured Black Metal Album
Give Me Back My World (2025)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Sonic German Beatdown (Live in Germany) (2009)
06/11 @ The Grand At The Complex, Salt Lake City
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Amorak channels black metal from Guimarães — the birthplace of Portugal — since 2012. From the city where the Portuguese nation was founded in the 12th century, they practice black metal rooted in the country's deepest historical identity.
Originally formed in 1997, Helsinki's Amoral evolved from progressive death metal into increasingly melodic territory across seven studio albums before their farewell show at Tavastia Club in 2017. Their 2024 reunion signals new life for a band that helped define Finland's progressive metal scene.
Amorbital delivers death metal from Humenné in eastern Slovakia since 1991. Over three decades from this Laborec River town near the Polish and Ukrainian borders, they have maintained one of Slovakia's oldest death metal legacies.
Amorcus is a medieval black metal duo from North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, featuring Feliciano 'Sylius' C.G. on vocals and programming and Angeus 'Rattet' Wolf on guitars. Their release Medieval Supremacy fuses raw nineties black metal with lo-fi dungeon synth, creating an atmospheric blend of medieval themes and extreme metal aggression.
Amordazados is a thrash metal and crossover band from Barcelona, Anzoátegui, Venezuela, formed in 2005. The band released their debut EP Nacimos sin derecho a vivir in 2007 and their first full-length Nuestro odio in 2016.
Amorgen merges melodic death metal with folk elements from Dordrecht since 2011. Named after the mythological Celtic poet-warrior, they bring Gaelic resonance to their South Holland compositions over more than a decade of activity.
Fort Worth thrash metal act delivering horror-themed aggression since 2010. Their EP Horror in the Flesh channels the Texas heat into relentless riffing with a slasher-film aesthetic, keeping the DFW thrash tradition alive.
Lambertville, New Jersey progressive heavy metal project blending NWOTHM classicism with prog ambition. Their 2020 EP Dear Dark showcases sophisticated guitar work and compositional depth that draws from the best of both worlds.
Minneapolis power metal newcomers who emerged in 2023 with the Bruiser EP. Short, punchy, and unapologetically bombastic — a fresh addition to the Twin Cities' surprisingly deep metal roster.
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