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Dalarna, SE · 2022–present · active
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.
Moscow, RU · 2024–present · active
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.
Gothenburg, NO · 2025–present · active
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.
Wedemark, DE · 2002–present · active
Abyss Lord are a death metal band from Wedemark near Hanover, Germany, active since 2002, with releases including Fragments of Insanity and Rising from the Depths. Their two-decade tenure in the Lower Saxony underground speaks to a persistence that outlasts trends in the German death metal scene.
IT · 2020–present · active
Abyss Nöir blends progressive black and death metal from an undisclosed Italian location since 2020. Their Franco-English name adds a cosmopolitan flair to the technical ambition of their genre-crossing compositions.
Pordenone, IT · 2022–present · active
Abyss of Pain merges death metal, thrash metal, and grindcore from Pordenone in Friuli-Venezia Giulia since 2022. Their tripartite extreme approach brings relentless speed and brutality from the northeastern Italian plains.
Cambridge, GB · 2023–present · active
Abyssal Born merges death metal, deathcore, and melodic death metal from Cambridge since 2023, creating a modern extreme sound from one of England's most academic cities. Their deep-sea name contrasts with the dreaming spires of their university-town origins.
London, GB · 2018–present · active
Abyssal Crypt delivers death metal from London since 2018, their subterranean name evoking burial chambers hidden in the deepest darkness. The project channels the ancient burial grounds beneath the English capital.
Scotland, GB · 2025–present · active
Abyssal Decimator fuses black and death metal from Scotland since 2025, their name promising systematic destruction from the uttermost depths. The project represents the newest wave of Scottish extreme metal.

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