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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
06/11 @ Rebellion Manchester, Manchester
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Amort is a black metal band from Diadema, São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2007 and still active. Based in the industrial ABC Paulista region just south of São Paulo, the band draws on Satanic and blasphemous lyrical themes common to Brazilian black metal, operating independently as part of the country's underground extreme metal scene.
Paterson, New Jersey black metal entity whose 2020 single Tonitrua — Latin for 'thunder' — delivers atmospheric ferocity from one of the Garden State's grittiest cities. A project that channels urban decay into frigid black metal.
Amorth is a Brazilian bestial black metal duo formed on August 19, 2023, consisting of Necro Anticristo on vocals and drums and Lord Bloodshed on guitar. Operating in the war metal and bestial black metal tradition, the band released the EP "War Against Christ" in July 2024 and a split with Necrovomit 666 titled "Desecrating the Nazarene" the same year, channeling raw, chaotic anti-Christian extremity.
Amoteph plays heavy metal from Gällivare, a remote mining town in Swedish Lapland above the Arctic Circle, since 2003. Over two decades from one of Sweden's most northern settlements, they deliver classic heavy metal forged in polar extremity.
Amoth explores progressive and heavy metal from Helsinki since 2011, their Tolkien-derived name referencing a Quenya word for 'uprising.' Over a decade of activity in the Finnish capital, they have built a reputation for ambitious, classically informed heavy metal.
Indiana black metal project maintaining a steady stream of singles and releases since 2020. Six releases in a few years demonstrate a prolific work ethic, building a catalog of raw, uncompromising black metal from the American heartland.
Amoxtli Tliltik is a black metal project from Mexico whose name draws from Nahuatl, the language of the Aztecs. The project released a self-titled demo in 2016 and followed it with the single "Ocelote 'El soñador de Citlaltépetl'" in 2018, which references the volcanic peak Citlaltépetl in central Mexico.
Amoxtli Tliltik is a black metal project from Mexico whose name draws from Nahuatl, the language of the Aztecs. The project released a self-titled demo in 2016 and followed it with the single "Ocelote 'El soñador de Citlaltépetl'" in 2018, which references the volcanic peak Citlaltépetl in central Mexico.
Ampedra delivers groove metal from Viterbo in northern Lazio since 2017. From this medieval city of papal palaces, they channel rhythmic heaviness and aggressive vocal delivery through compositions built for maximum physical impact.
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