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Abused Majesty has crafted symphonic black metal from Białystok in northeastern Poland since 2004. Over two decades from the Podlasie capital near the Belarusian border, they have produced orchestrally enriched black metal of sustained ambition.
Abuser has thrashed out of Milan since 2024, joining Lombardy's thriving thrash metal revival with a direct, no-frills approach. Their confrontational name captures the blunt-force aggression that defines their riff-driven assault.
Abusiveness channels black metal from Lublin in eastern Poland since 1997, nearly three decades of activity from the city that hosted the famous 1569 Union creating the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Their confrontational name drives uncompromising extremity from this historically significant city.
Abusus are a black metal project from Aachen, Germany, whose German-language debut was released in 2015 through the respected Ván Records label. Their sound, recommended alongside The Ruins of Beverast and Misþyrming, blends black metal with doom elements across expansive, atmospheric compositions with titles drawn from wartime poetry and existential reflection.
Abutre (Portuguese for 'Vulture') are one of São Paulo's early heavy metal bands, formed in 1982 by the Giudice brothers and bassist Tomas Catafay. The band contributed two tracks — 'Quando o Fogo Começa a Arder' and 'Rock Rock Rock' — to the landmark SP Metal II compilation on Baratos Afins in 1985, placing them among the pioneers of São Paulo's underground metal circuit before disbanding in 1986 and reuniting for anniversary events in 2015 and 2016.
Abwehr is a black metal band from Minsk, Belarus, formed in 2012 and signed to Aeon of Horus Productions. Their music draws on themes of war and Norse mythology, placing them within the militant and mythologically charged current of Eastern European black metal.
Abyecta plays heavy metal with punk sensibilities from Barcelona since 2020. Their Spanish name meaning 'abject' drives a raw, unpolished approach to metal from Catalonia's vibrant capital.
Abyme channels black metal from the small Île-de-France town of Malesherbes since 2022, their French name meaning "abyss" reflecting the bottomless depths of their sound. The project draws darkness from the quiet countryside south of Paris.
Abysal delivers death metal from Włocławek in Kujawy-Pomerania since 1998, over a quarter century of activity from this Vistula River city. Their deep-sea name reflects the submerged brutality they have sustained across decades.
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