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Actin' Up (2023)
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The Mountain Of Gold (2018)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Colossal Blackened Death / Doom Metal out of Texas.
Abysmal Winds creates death metal from the Dalarna and Uppsala areas since 2022. Their infernal-weather name drives compositions that blow with the devastating force of deep-earth storms.
Abysmalia combines progressive and thrash metal from Oulu since 2009, bringing technical ambition to northern Finland's metal scene. Their progressive-thrash fusion reflects a band that values both complexity and aggression.
Sacramento death metal project. The name coinages a practitioner of the abysmal — a professional of the void.
Abyss is a thrash and death metal band from McAllen, Texas. Operating from the Rio Grande Valley, the band contributes to the South Texas extreme metal underground.
Abyss Angel creates death and doom metal from Moscow since 2024. Their contradictory name — a celestial being from the depths — drives compositions that negotiate between the divine and the infernal.
Abyss Angel is a black/thrash metal band from General Roca, Río Negro, Argentina, formed in 2024. The band released the track "metamorphosis" in December 2024, establishing themselves as a new entry in Patagonia's extreme metal underground.
Abyss Below delivers symphonic blackened death metal from Oslo and Gothenburg as of 2025. Their bi-national Norwegian-Swedish operation bridges two of Scandinavia's most important extreme metal cities.
Abyss Cerebrum channels black metal from the Mediterranean city of Nice since 2013, their name evoking the depths of the mind's darkest recesses. The contrast between the Côte d'Azur's sunlit glamour and their sound's oppressive darkness adds an intriguing dimension.
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