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Adam Belial channels symphonic black metal from Chelyabinsk in the southern Urals since 2017. Their name combining the first man with a demon drives orchestrally enhanced compositions of fallen grandeur from this major industrial city.
Adamantia is a symphonic power metal band from Madrid, Spain, formed in 2018, combining orchestral grandeur with the driving melodies and anthemic choruses of power metal. The band brings the epic sweep of symphonic metal to the Spanish capital's diverse music scene.
Adastia delivers symphonic power metal from Craiova in Oltenia since 2018. Their name, possibly derived from the Greek goddess of justice Adrasteia, drives orchestrally enhanced compositions from this Wallachian city.
Adastreia has been crafting symphonic metal from London since 2005, making them one of the English capital's longer-running orchestral metal projects. Two decades of dramatic, sweeping compositions speak to extraordinary dedication to the genre.
Ades Numen fuses symphonic arrangements with black and death metal from Padua since 2017. Their name, combining the Roman god of the underworld with divine will, drives a sound that pairs orchestral grandeur with infernal extremity.
Adiant are a symphonic metal band from Styria, Austria, who released their debut album Killing Dreams in November 2021 and followed it with Witches Dance in September 2024. Their sound combines orchestral arrangements with melodic death metal heaviness, drawing comparisons to continental European symphonic metal acts.
An Antwerp symphonic metal project formed in 2018 that melds Lovecraftian horror with tongue-in-cheek pirate metal theatrics. Their debut album Necronomiquest (2019) features tracks like "Night of the Pirate Robots from the Dark Beneath," with the project handled largely by a single composer overseeing guitars, bass, vocals, and drum programming.
Budapest's Adrya craft symphonic metal that blends orchestral grandeur with heavy guitar work and powerful female vocals. Since 2017, they've brought cinematic scope to the Hungarian metal scene with their dramatic, layered compositions.
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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