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Adamantivm forges heavy and thrash metal from Zaragoza since 2018, their Latinized spelling of 'adamantium' evoking superheroic indestructibility. From Aragon's capital on the Ebro River, they deliver metal with the hardness their name demands.
Adamon are a death and heavy metal band from Zwettl in Lower Austria who combine old-school heaviness with melodic sensibilities. They self-release their material on Bandcamp, representing the persistent underground metal culture of Austria's rural regions.
Adarel is a heavy metal band from Casar de Caceres in Extremadura, Spain, formed in 2022, delivering traditional heavy metal from one of Spain's more rural and historically underrepresented regions in the metal world. The band channels classic heavy metal traditions from the western Spanish countryside.
Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell creates psychedelic hard rock and heavy metal from Hastings since 2012, named after the 17th-century English naval commander whose fleet famously wrecked off the Isles of Scilly. Their historical-naval name matches the swaggering, vintage-flavored heaviness of their seaside sound.
Admit plays heavy metal from Östersund in Jämtland since 2017. From this northern Swedish city on the shores of Lake Storsjön — home of Sweden's own lake monster legend — they deliver classic heavy metal.
Thessaloniki's Admonisher deliver commanding power metal with heavy metal muscle, built on galloping rhythms, soaring vocals, and triumphant guitar leads. Since 2015, they've upheld the Greek tradition of epic, classically-influenced heavy metal.
A heavy metal band from Genk, Limburg, active during the late 1980s and among the many unsigned acts that populated Belgium's provincial metal underground at the time. They released a demo in 1988 before dissolving, leaving little documentation of their brief existence.
Heavy metal band from Switzerland, founded in 1982 and active on the European circuit before splitting in 1995 and reforming in 2014. Their 2017 album "Back to Attack" collects classic oldschool heavy metal material, with the band rooted in the same early-80s German and Swiss heavy metal tradition as their peers.
AEA brings heavy metal with symphonic elements from Paris since 2013, adding orchestral grandeur to the French capital's traditional metal scene. Their abbreviated name belies the expansive ambition of their compositions.
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