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A power metal and thrash metal band from Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, A.C.E. formed in 2019 and channel the twin-guitar attack and anthemic energy of classic European power metal alongside thrash aggression. The project remains an active force in the northern German metal underground.
Dix Hills, Long Island groove metal project. Suburbia channeled through rhythmic heaviness from one of New York's wealthiest communities.
A.D. 4 is a traditional heavy metal band from Staten Island, New York. Their 2025 debut full-length "Year Of The Dragon" delivers eight tracks of classic heavy metal with no-frills, fist-raising energy.
A.D.H.E.R. is a heavy/thrash metal band from Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, whose name is taken from the title of a Hermética song. The band released the album De otras tierras, recorded and mixed in Tierra del Fuego in 2006 and issued in 2007 through Argentina Thrash Metal, reflecting the raw, isolated energy of Argentina's southernmost metal scene.
A.H.P. channels black metal and ambient from Bergen since 2012. Their abbreviated identity adds enigmatic anonymity to compositions that draw from the atmospheric traditions of Norway's western fjord city — one of black metal's most hallowed geographic origins.
A.I.D.S. is a black metal band originally from Fort Wayne, Indiana and later based in Casper, Wyoming. Active since 2004, the band has released three full-lengths and a demo spanning nearly two decades of raw, uncompromising black metal, from early lo-fi provocations to the more refined assault of 2022's "MALEFICUS SABBATUM."
A.L.M.A. is a groove and death metal band from Chascomús, Buenos Aires Province, active in the Argentine underground metal circuit. The band is documented on Encyclopaedia Metallum and released Demo 1, marking their entry into the local extreme metal scene.
A.L.P. plays heavy, thrash, and speed metal from an undisclosed Swedish location since 2020. Their abbreviated Alpine name drives multi-genre metal that draws from the most foundational aggressive styles.
Emerging from Bad Pyrmont, Germany in 2018, A.M.E.S. fuse death metal ferocity with thrash metal precision in a potent crossover style. The band represents the continued vitality of extreme metal in the Lower Saxony region.
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