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Abrupt Decay is a thrash metal band from Haverhill, Massachusetts. With two full-lengths and an EP released between 2022 and 2025, the band has quickly built momentum in the New England thrash scene, delivering fast, riff-heavy thrash with a modern edge.
Abruption channels black metal from Scotland since 2016, their name meaning a sudden break or rupture capturing the violent energy of their compositions. Their anonymous Scottish origins add mystery to their raw, uncompromising sound.
Abruptum has operated from Stockholm in various forms, known for their uniquely chaotic blend of black metal, noise, and power electronics. Originally formed in the early 1990s with members connected to the Swedish black metal underground, their extreme, formless approach to sonic violence earned them IT's (Euronymous's) description as 'the audial essence of pure black evil.'
Absalem is an extreme progressive metal band from Salamanca, Spain, formed in 2016, blending deathcore aggression with melodic elements in their compositions. Their debut track The Forest explores themes of independence and self-determination through nearly six minutes of dynamic, genre-crossing metal from the historic university city of Castile.
Abscendent has delivered thrash and death metal from Fondi in the Latina province of Lazio since 2016. Situated between Rome and Naples on the ancient Via Appia, they channel the aggressive energy of southern Lazio through technical riffing.
A death metal band from Barão Geraldo — a district of Campinas, São Paulo state — formed in 1994 by brothers Glauco Silva and Caio Cezar. They released the demo "Pestilent Emanation" in 1994 and appeared on the compilation "Death Or Glory Vol. 1" in 1995 before eventually splitting up.
Abscession delivers death metal from Linköping in Östergötland since 2010. Their medical name — the formation of an abscess — drives fifteen years of infected, festering death metal from this eastern Swedish university city.
Abscission is a blackened death metal band from Roskilde, Denmark, formed in 2023, fusing the atmospheric hostility of black metal with death metal's guttural ferocity. The band operates from the historic Viking-era city west of Copenhagen.
Absence thrashes from Bischberg in Upper Franconia since 2020, bringing speed and aggression from this small Bavarian community near Bamberg. Their paradoxical name — presence defined by what is missing — drives compositions of restless, seeking energy.
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