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Death Doom Punks (2026)
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Rehab (24-bit HD Audio, Bonus Tracks Version) (2023)
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Curse of the Crystal Coconut (2020)
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Antiquary operates at the dark intersection of black and death metal in Barcelona, crafting funereal extremity since 2019. Their music evokes the weight of ancient burial rites, with a sound as oppressive as the Catalan summer heat.
Antiquus Infestus merges black and death metal from Cesena in Emilia-Romagna since 2011. Their Latin name meaning 'ancient enemy' drives over a decade of dual-genre hostility from the birthplace of Pope Pius VI.
Antiquus Scriptum has channeled black metal and ambient from Almada across the Tagus from Lisbon since 2002. Over two decades, this 'ancient scripture' project has produced a prolific body of Portuguese black metal and atmospheric works.
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Antisacrum practices black metal from Saint Petersburg since 2017. Their anti-sacred name drives compositions of deliberate desecration from the city of the Hermitage and the Winter Palace.
A stalwart of the Basque metal underground since 1998, Antisepsia has been delivering heavy and thrash metal from the small Gipuzkoan town of Legazpi for over two decades. Their longevity speaks to a deep commitment to the genre in one of Spain's most active metal regions.
Antitheos channels black metal from the Toulouse suburb of Escalquens since 2016, their anti-deity name signaling a project built on opposition to the divine. Their Occitan origins feed compositions steeped in southern French darkness.
Antitoxin is a crossover thrash band from Versmold in East Westphalia, Germany, formed in 2011, fusing punk attitude with thrash metal speed and aggression. The band carries the crossover tradition that bridges the metal and punk worlds in the rural Westphalian underground.
Antivist delivers groove and thrash metal from the Lancashire city of Lancaster since 2015, their activist-contrarian name reflecting a confrontational approach to heavy music. Over a decade of northwest English metal speaks to sustained commitment.
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