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Absolutus Amorphos explores progressive death metal from Kimry in the Tver Region since 2014. Their Latin-Greek hybrid name meaning 'absolute formlessness' drives over a decade of compositionally ambitious death metal from this Upper Volga town.
Absolvtion operates at the intersection of black and death metal from Nantes since 2016, bringing extreme fury to Brittany's largest city. Their deliberately archaic spelling adds a ceremonial weight to their name.
Death/thrash metal band from Aigle, Switzerland, active in the underground metal scene of the French-speaking Canton of Vaud. Their material places them in the tradition of technically driven death-thrash, blending aggression with intricate guitar work rooted in the Swiss extreme metal underground.
Based in Passau, Germany, Abstractyss have been creating death metal since 2014, channeling the genre's primal aggression from the banks of the Danube where Bavaria meets Austria. Their name hints at the abyssal depths they seek to explore through their music.
Absurdeity delivers death metal from Örebro since 2023. Their portmanteau of absurdity and deity suggests the ridiculous divinity of their Närke-born death metal.
Absurdity Made Flesh delivers melodic death metal from Tampere since 2021, exploring the genre's balance between aggression and harmony. Their philosophical name hints at a band grappling with existential themes through extreme music.
Absurdum crafts melodic death metal from Staffanstorp in Skåne since 2008. Nearly two decades from this southern Swedish town near Lund, they have refined their approach to the melodic death metal tradition that thrives in Scandinavia.
Absurdus crafts melodic death metal from the Veikkola and Kirkkonummi area near Helsinki since 2012. Their Latin name meaning 'absurd' carries an ironic weight given the carefully structured melodicism of their compositions.
Formed in November 1996 in Hamont-Achel, Limburg by guitarist Peter Bloemen and bassist Kevin Schutters, Absynthium evolved over their active years into a modern death/thrash hybrid with a sound they described as distinctly their own. The band was active until 2008 and remained independent throughout their run.
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