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Oldenico, IT · 2007–present · active
Alltheniko has channeled power and speed metal from Oldenico, a tiny commune in the Vercelli province of Piedmont, since 2007. Their relentless approach to twin-guitar harmonies and galloping rhythms has sustained them through nearly two decades from this improbable rural origin.
DE · 2023–present · active
Alltid Allena creates post-black metal from an undisclosed German location since 2023. Their Swedish-language name meaning 'always alone' introduces a Scandinavian melancholy into their atmospheric German black metal.
NO · 2025–present · active
Allybis practices black metal from an undisclosed Norwegian location as of 2025. Their mysterious name adds to the deliberate anonymity that characterizes much of the Norwegian black metal underground.
Flensburg, DE · 2015–present · active
Almanach is a melodic death metal band from Flensburg, Germany, formed in 2015, bringing the Scandinavian-influenced melodeath sound to Germany's northernmost major city. The band works within the tradition of melodic death metal that balances aggression with memorable guitar harmonies.
Miskolc, HU · 2003–present · active
Miskolc-based Almighty has wielded thrash metal since 2003, drawing energy from Hungary's second-largest city in the northeast. Their riff-driven approach carries the unrelenting pace and blue-collar intensity that thrash demands.
Thessaloniki, GR · 2016–present · active
Thessaloniki's Almost Heaven craft doom metal of melancholic beauty, using the genre's slow, crushing approach to explore the space between earthly suffering and transcendence. Active since 2016, their paradoxical name hints at the bittersweet quality of their sound.
Herten, DE · 2012–present · active
Almost Human is a death metal band from Herten, Germany, formed in 2012, delivering the genre's hallmark brutality and technical aggression. The band contributes to the Ruhr area's deep well of extreme metal talent with their punishing approach to death metal.
Koper, SI · 2022–present · active
AlmostRage thrashes from Koper since 2022. Their nearly-furious name brings contained aggression from Slovenia's coastal capital to the country's thrash metal community.
Paris, FR · 2021–present · active
Almoth channels black metal from Paris since 2021, adding another voice to the French capital's dense black metal community. Their enigmatic name and Parisian origins connect them to one of Europe's most productive extreme metal ecosystems.

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