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Irrational Pull (Deluxe) (2020)
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Rarities 1991 - 2001 (2024)
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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
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A.P.O.D. delivers thrash metal from Villeneuve-d'Ascq in northern France since 2020, bringing aggressive riffing to the Lille metropolitan area. Their abbreviated name carries the urgency and directness of their thrash metal attack.
A.R.G. delivers thrash metal from the Kuusamo and Oulu area, channeling Finland's northeastern wilderness into aggressive, high-velocity riffing since 2017. Their sound reflects the raw energy of some of Finland's most remote metal communities.
A.R.I.D.A. is a groove metal and metalcore band from San Rafael, Mendoza, formed by vocalist and bassist Francisco Escudero, guitarists Tomas Villegas and Alejandro Martin, and drummer Mariana Gutierrez. The band released their debut album Sueño Demencial in May 2022, a five-track conceptual record produced with support from Argentina's INAMU arts funding program.
A.R.M.A. has practiced death metal from Civitavecchia, the historic port city north of Rome, since 2015. Their acronymic identity carries a militant edge that matches the combative intensity of their Lazio-rooted extremity.
Monmouth County, New Jersey thrash metal project. Jersey Shore thrash delivered in abbreviated form.
A.S.M.O. plays speed and heavy metal from Rotterdam since 2019. Their acronymic identity keeps things concise while their music channels the velocity and power of classic speed metal from the Dutch port city.
A.T.O.N. channels black metal from an undisclosed Italian location since 2017. Their cryptic acronymic name adds to the mystery surrounding a project that favors obscurity and atmosphere over public exposure.
A.T.T. creates progressive metal from Rome since 2016, exploring the complex compositional possibilities that Italy's capital city — with its layers of history and culture — seems to inspire. Their abbreviated name contains multitudes, much like their intricate arrangements.
A.TAXET.A is a black metal and ambient project from Ketchikan, Alaska. Drawing from the isolation of America's northernmost reaches, the project released both an EP and a full-length in 2020, blending frigid black metal with atmospheric ambient passages.
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