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Strychnine.213 (Bonus Track Edition) (2023)
Featured Black Metal Album
Death Doom Punks (2026)
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Rehab (24-bit HD Audio, Bonus Tracks Version) (2023)
05/25 @ The Theater at MGM National Harbor, National Harbor
Featured Power Metal Album
Curse of the Crystal Coconut (2020)
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Amartia has been crafting gothic metal from Lille since 2002, making them one of the longer-running acts in northern France's dark metal scene. Over two decades of atmospheric, melancholic compositions have established them as a fixture of the Hauts-de-France region.
Amaryl delivers melodic heavy and thrash metal from Brindas near Lyon since 2020. Their floral name — referencing the Amaryllis flower — brings an unexpected botanical beauty to the muscular riffing of their Rhône Valley metal.
Amaryllis explores progressive rock and metal from Prudnik in Opole Voivodeship since 2016. Their floral name brings botanical beauty to progressive compositions crafted in this small Upper Silesian town near the Czech border.
Amasarac practices black metal from Sintra, the mystical, palace-studded mountain town near Lisbon, since 2022. Their enigmatic name joins a location steeped in Romantic-era mysticism with black metal's own occult traditions.
Amatae Adea explores progressive metal from Košice since 2007. Named with Latin resonance, nearly two decades from eastern Slovakia's cultural capital have produced one of the region's most enduring progressive metal projects.
Amataster practices black metal from the Basilicata region of southern Italy since 2019. Operating from one of the country's least populated and most mountainous regions, their isolation feeds a sound rooted in rural darkness and Mediterranean extremity.
Amatheon channels melodic black metal from Lille since 2020, their name drawn from Welsh mythology adding Celtic mysticism to their Nordic-influenced sound. Their approach brings northern France's geographic proximity to Britain into their creative identity.
Amathyst delivers heavy metal from Somerset since 2014, their crystalline name evoking the purple gemstone's beauty and durability. Over a decade of traditional metal from the West Country speaks to sustained commitment.
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