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Abadon

Kielce, PL · 1991–present · active
Abadon channels black metal from Kielce in the Świętokrzyskie region since 1991, making them one of Poland's oldest black metal acts with over three decades of activity. Their misspelled angel-of-destruction name has guided decades of extremity from the Holy Cross Mountains.
Black Metal

Abadon

Curitiba, BR · 1991–present · active
Abadon is a black metal band from Curitiba, Paraná, formed in 1991 and one of the more enduring acts in Brazil's southern black metal underground. The band explores themes of Satanism and human misanthropy through a raw, orthodox black metal approach. After an extended hiatus they returned to activity in 2021 with a lineup including members operating under the pseudonyms Azrael, Void, and Perversor.
Black Metal

Abamath

Forestville, WI, US · 2019–present · active
Abamath is a black metal act from the rural wilds of Forestville, Wisconsin. Between 2019 and 2021, the band released two splits and their debut full-length "Transcendental Winter," channeling the cold, misanthropic spirit of the genre from deep in the American Midwest.
Black Metal

Abandon

Detroit, MI, US · 2005–present · active
Detroit groove metal and NWOTHM project. The name resonates differently in a city that knows something about being left behind.
Black MetalGroove MetalHeavy Metal / NWOTHM

Abandon Agony

Trollhättan, SE · 2024–present · active
Abandon Agony creates melodic death metal from Trollhättan since 2024. From this Västergötland waterfall city, they deliver freshly forged Swedish melodic death metal that draws from the region's storied tradition.
Death MetalMelodic Death Metal

Abandon All

Lempäälä, FI · 2023–present · active
Abandon All brings heavy metal from the town of Lempäälä near Tampere since 2023, adding to southern Finland's robust tradition of classic metal. Their imperative name suggests a band demanding total surrender to the power of heavy metal.
Heavy Metal

Abandon the Weak

Plymouth, GB · 2017–present · active
Abandon the Weak delivers death metal and deathcore from the Plymouth and Tavistock area since 2017, channeling Devon's rugged Dartmoor landscape into crushing extremity. Their Darwinian name suits a sound that demands the strongest survive.
Death MetalDeathcore

Abandoned

Hagen, DE · active
Abandoned are a death metal band from Hagen, Germany, operating in the long shadow of the Ruhr Valley's industrial metal tradition. Their sound carries the grim weight and rhythmic intensity characteristic of the German death metal underground.
Death Metal

Abandoned Cities

Örebro, SE · 2012–present · active
Abandoned Cities crafts post-metal from the Örebro and Stockholm corridor since 2012. Their urban-decay name drives over a decade of atmospheric compositions that explore the desolation of empty metropolitan spaces.
Post-Metal

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