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Acromion has been fusing death and thrash metal from the Parisian suburb of Gournay-sur-Marne since 2000, making them one of the Île-de-France's longer-running extreme metal acts. Named after the shoulder blade's bony projection, their anatomical precision extends to their tightly constructed compositions.
Acromonia has crafted melodic death metal from the Heilbronn and Neckarsulm area in Baden-Württemberg since 2013. From the Neckar Valley wine region, they produce Scandinavian-influenced guitar harmonies with over a decade of German precision.
Across a Blackened Sky hail from Saalfelden in the Salzburg region and play a hybrid of death metal, thrash, and metalcore. They have released two albums — Chaos Of Mind (2012) and their self-titled record in 2017 — reflecting a band that leans on the abrasive crossover between classic extreme metal and modern heavy music.
Across Silence delivers melodic death metal from the Kungälv and Gothenburg area since 2014. Their atmospheric name drives over a decade of compositions from the metropolitan region that birthed the Gothenburg sound.
Across the Burning Sky delivers melodic death metal from an undisclosed Swedish location since 2016. Their apocalyptic-horizon name drives compositions of fiery melodic intensity.
Across the Rain channels melodic death metal and metalcore from Moscow since 2012. Over a decade of activity, their meteorological name has guided compositions that push through emotional storms.
Across the Shade delivers melodic death metal from Katowice since 2017. Their name suggests a journey through darkness, which their Silesian compositions navigate through Swedish-influenced guitar harmonies and aggressive dynamics.
Across the Swarm has delivered death metal from Bologna since 2014, their name evoking a surging mass of destruction. From Emilia-Romagna's cultural heart, they channel death metal's most visceral impulses through technically proficient compositions.
Acrybia has undergone a remarkable evolution from death metal through raw industrial black metal to funeral doom from Malbork since 2005. The Teutonic Knights' fortress city provides historically charged context for their two-decade stylistic odyssey.
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