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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.
Abramis Brama has crafted stoner metal and rock from Farsta in the Stockholm metropolitan area since 1999. Named after the freshwater bream fish in Latin, over a quarter century they have become one of Sweden's most respected stoner acts.
Abrams is a sludge and post-metal band from Denver, Colorado. Since their 2014 debut EP "February," the band has released three full-lengths of massive, emotionally charged heaviness, with their sound evolving from raw sludge into expansive post-metal territory across a decade-plus career.
Abrasion is a thrash and death metal band from Corpus Christi, Texas. Their 2016 split with Beelzebud showcases the band's aggressive, no-holds-barred approach to extreme thrash from the South Texas underground.
A melodic heavy metal and hard rock band from São Paulo, active since 2020 and distinct from the older São Paulo band of the same name. Drawing from the melodic heavy metal tradition with an emphasis on hooky riffing and hard rock energy, the band operates in the city's long-established metal underground.
A brutal death metal outfit from Stuttgart, Germany, Abrasive formed in 2020 and deliver crushing extremity rooted in the most punishing end of the death metal spectrum. The band represent Baden-Württemberg's growing contribution to Germany's brutal death metal underground.
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