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Melodic metalcore/deathcore band from Vevey, Switzerland, active since 2014 with releases including their debut "Aberrant Minds Provoke Murders" (2014), "A Mountain Peaks' Myth" (2019), and the 2024 EP "Despised Paradise." Their 2025 single "Increase" was recorded, mixed, and mastered by Loic Gaillard at Uproarious Records, with orchestrations by Brian Bendahan.
Amanita Virosa takes its name from the deadly destroying angel mushroom and delivers equally toxic melodic death metal from Mikkeli since 2015. The mycological moniker perfectly suits a band whose music combines lethal heaviness with deceptive melodic beauty.
Ambryo fuses death metal, melodic death metal, metalcore, and thrash metal from Paris since 2014, casting a wide net across the extreme metal spectrum. Their embryonic name suggests a constantly evolving project that has not yet reached its final form.
Ameks delivers melodic death metal and metalcore from Moscow since 2013. Over a decade in the Russian capital, they have refined their blend of Scandinavian melodicism and modern metalcore dynamics.
Amen Graves is a melodic death metal band based in Dubai but listed in Germany, whose 2020 debut EP I.Omen delivers five tracks of aggressive yet melodically-driven metal exploring themes of betrayal, cosmic horror, and mythology. The band draws from a pool of collaborators including Sandy SYN and Lars Rettkowitz, blending death metal ferocity with black metal atmospherics and melodic hooks.
Amenézia delivers melodic death and doom metal from Felgueiras in the Minho region since 2018. Their Portuguese-accented variation on amnesia drives compositions that pair melodic sorrow with crushing weight from northern Portugal's granite heartland.
Amissa delivers melodic death metal from Stockholm since 2008. Their Latin name meaning 'lost things' drives nearly two decades of compositions that search for meaning through melodic extremity from the Swedish capital.
Amon Amarth has been one of Sweden's most commercially successful and internationally recognized melodic death metal acts, formed in Tumba south of Stockholm and active since the late 1990s. Their name — Sindarin for Mount Doom — anchors Viking-themed lyrics and powerful Gothenburg-style death metal that has filled arenas worldwide.
Melodic death metal band formed in Novopolotsk, Belarus in 2014, later relocating to Gdańsk, Poland in 2022. Their sound pairs heavy, riff-driven instrumentation and melodic guitar solos with prominent female vocals, and their albums include "Flight to Immortality," "Your Choice," and "Before the Dawn."
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