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Viribus Unitis (2025)
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Nihility (2002)
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Obnoxious Demos (2014)
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Act of Worship blends black and death metal from Cologne since 2012, their devotional name carrying dark ritual undertones. From the city of Germany's greatest Gothic cathedral, they practice a decidedly unholy form of worship.
Lamia's Actus Septem merge black and doom metal into ritualistic compositions steeped in occult atmosphere and funereal pacing. Since 2020, the project has explored the darker recesses of the Greek metal underground with a contemplative, almost liturgical approach.
Acweald merges black metal with punk from Minsk, Belarus since 2020. Their Old English name, meaning 'killed' or 'destroyed,' combined with their genre blend speaks to a spirit of resistance emerging from the Belarusian capital.
Acârash merges black and doom metal from Oslo since 2018. Their diacritical-laden name adds an exotic visual element to their Nordic fusion of two extreme styles.
AD Atausma channels black metal from an undisclosed Swedish location as of 2025. Their cryptic name adds mystery to freshly forged Swedish black metal.
Edinburgh's Ad Extirpanda merges black and thrash metal, named after the papal bull authorizing torture during the Inquisition. Over a decade of activity since 2010 has established them within Scotland's extreme metal community.
Ad Extirpenda merges black metal with symphonic elements from Nantes since 2024, their name referencing the medieval papal bull authorizing torture during the Inquisition. Their historical gravity feeds dramatic compositions that blend darkness with orchestral grandeur.
Ad Hominem brings black metal from southern France with a confrontational intensity that matches their logical-fallacy name. Their provocative approach to the genre has made them a notable presence in the French extreme metal underground since their early 2000s origins.
Ad Inceptum merges thrash and black metal from Khabarovsk in the Russian Far East since 2016. Their Latin name meaning 'to the beginning' drives compositions that seek origins through the combined aggression of thrash and black metal from the Amur River city.
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