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A thrash metal band from Lübeck, Germany, Abnormity have been honing their craft since 2008 in the port city on the Baltic coast. Their sound draws on the rich tradition of German thrash, delivering riff-driven intensity with the tenacity of the northern German underground.
Abnormyndeffect delivers grindcore and death metal from Chișinău, Moldova's capital, since 2003. Over two decades of activity, they have established themselves as one of the most enduring extreme metal acts in a country with a small but dedicated scene.
Abode creates melodic groove metal from Bergen as of 2025. Their domestic name — a place to dwell — provides unexpectedly comfortable framing for their heavy, rhythmically driven compositions from Norway's second city.
Abodean Skye merges power and progressive metal from York since 2011, their ethereal, landscape-inspired name evoking the misty Isle of Skye. Over a decade of epic, melodically ambitious compositions reflect deep roots in Yorkshire's metal community.
Abohzis channels heavy and speed metal from Medemblik in North Holland since 2016. From this historic Zuider Zee town that was once a major medieval trading port, they deliver old-school metal with the energy of the Dutch Golden Age.
Abokajarro is a thrash metal band from Terrassa near Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2017, whose name plays on the Spanish expression 'a bocajarro' meaning 'point blank,' reflecting their direct, uncompromising approach to thrash metal. The band delivers straight-to-the-face thrash from the Catalan industrial city.
Aboleth is a stoner metal and rock band from Los Angeles, California. Their 2018 full-length "Benthos" delivers ten tracks of heavy, riff-worshipping stoner metal drenched in the low-end rumble of Southern California.
Abolished channels death and black metal from Bucharest since 2021. Their name — to be formally ended — drives compositions of definitive extremity from the Romanian capital.
Pittsburgh death metal project whose verbose name promises the destruction of all that is shameful. Steel City extremity with righteous fury.
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