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Abracadabra repurposes the famous conjuring word as a vessel for black metal from Florence since 2016. From the city of Brunelleschi and Botticelli, they transform the incantation into something genuinely dark and occult.
Cleveland, Ohio grindcore project. The name — meaning worn away by friction — captures grindcore's essential abrasiveness.
Post-hardcore and sludge/post-metal band from Lausanne, Switzerland, signed to Pelagic Records and known for dense, slow-burning compositions that blend doom, black metal, and post-rock dynamics. Their 2025 album "IDSUNGWÜSSÄ" has been described by fans as part of a conceptual trilogy, built around existential themes and a suffocating sonic intensity.
Abrahamic Liars are an Antwerp-based extreme metal project driven by what they describe as "a dark mission of facing demons and ultimate annihilation," built on the foundation of a "mutual love for extreme escapism." Their releases — including Genesis and Requiem — are collaboratively constructed with a range of guest artists and inhabit a confrontational space where black metal aggression meets experimental, cathartic intent.
Abrahel is a black metal band from Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2019, contributing to the Catalan capital's growing black metal scene. The band channels the genre's atmospheric darkness and hostile intensity from one of Europe's most vibrant cultural cities.
Abrahma emerged from the ashes of Parisian band Alcohsonic in 2011, becoming one of the torchbearers of French heavy rock on the international scene. Their psychedelic doom addresses mental health and dark conditions across albums like "In Time for the Last Rays of Light," blending stoner grooves with spiritual and occult themes.
Labin's Abraksas channel black metal from the Istrian peninsula, drawing from mystical Gnostic traditions suggested by their name. Since 2022, they've brought extreme metal intensity to Croatia's coastal region.
Abramakabra has explored the crushing intersection of drone, doom, and sludge metal from Milan since 2016. Their name, a variation on the mystic formula, channels ritualistic repetition through glacially slow, monolithic heaviness.
Abramelin is an Australian death metal band formed in Melbourne in 1988 under the name Acheron, changing their name in 1994 to avoid confusion with the American band of the same name. Pioneers of Australian death metal, they released two studio albums — Abramelin (1995) and Deadspeak (2000) — before disbanding in 2002, with members going on to Blood Duster, the Berzerker, and the Amenta. After reforming in 2016, the band issued Never Enough Snuff (2020) and Sins of the Father (2024), maintaining their blunt, old-school death metal approach.
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