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Aachen, DE · 2023–present · active
Another Victory is a metalcore and death metal band from Aachen, Germany, formed in 2023, fusing metalcore's breakdown-driven intensity with death metal's ferocity. The band is a recent addition to the active metal scene in the westernmost city of Germany.
Moscow, RU · 2021–present · active
Anotherside merges black and death metal from Moscow since 2021. Their merged-word name suggests an alternate dimension explored through the combined darkness of two extreme genres.
NO · 2024–present · active
Anothor practices black metal from an undisclosed Norwegian location since 2024. Their name, possibly referencing a forgotten deity, maintains the anonymity that characterizes much of modern Norwegian black metal.
London, GB · 2013–present · active
Anoxide delivers death metal from London since 2013, their chemistry-inspired name referencing the absence of oxygen. Over a decade of suffocating brutality from the English capital speaks to sustained commitment.
Saint-Pierre-lès-Elbeuf, FR · 2025–present · active
Anoxie brings heavy metal from the Norman town of Saint-Pierre-lès-Elbeuf since 2025, their oxygen-deprivation name capturing the suffocating intensity of their sound. The project represents the newest wave of traditional metal from the Seine-Maritime region.
Riga, LV · 2005–present · active
Anpher creates melodic death metal from Riga since 2005, two decades of activity from the Latvian capital. Their sustained commitment to melodic death metal has made them a fixture of the Baltic extreme metal community.
Korolyov, RU · 2016–present · active
Ansa/Cinis blends atmospheric black metal with shoegaze from Korolyov in the Moscow Region since 2016. From this city named after the father of Soviet space exploration, they craft celestially influenced compositions.
Badalona, ES · 2015–present · active
Operating under the alias Kansado on Bandcamp, Badalona's Ansiado has been forging heavy metal since 2015 in one of Barcelona's most densely populated satellite cities. Their sound reflects the industrial grit of the working-class Catalan suburbs.
Leipzig, DE · 2022–present · active
Ansuz channels experimental black metal from Leipzig since 2022, named after the Norse rune associated with Odin and divine communication. From Saxony's cultural capital, they push black metal into unconventional sonic territory.
Angers, FR · 2018–present · active
Answer from Cygnus channels atmospheric black metal from Angers since 2018, their cosmic name referencing a reply from the Swan constellation. Their approach layers celestial atmosphere over black metal's tremolo-driven foundation.
Toulouse, FR · 2011–present · active
Ansäa merges death and progressive metal from Toulouse since 2011, bringing over a decade of compositional sophistication to the Occitan capital. Their umlauted name adds a Germanic edge to their southern French identity.
Imatra, FI · 2014–present · active
Antabus delivers thrash metal from the eastern Finnish border town of Imatra since 2014, named after the medication used to treat alcohol dependency. Their pharmaceutical name adds a sardonic edge to their straightforward thrash assault.
Maisons-Laffitte, FR · 2016–present · active
Antaeus is one of France's most notorious and uncompromising black metal acts, formed in 1993 in Maisons-Laffitte with frontman MkM channeling Satanism, hate, and self-mutilation into ferocious sonic violence. Associated with the Orthodox black metal movement and Norma Evangelium Diaboli, their intensity approaches an intellectual level of sophistication that matches the ideological conviction behind their music.
Porvoo, FI · 2016–present · active
Antagonist Zero crafts death and doom metal from the coastal town of Porvoo east of Helsinki since 2016. From one of Finland's oldest towns, with its iconic red wooden warehouses, they create music that contrasts the picturesque setting with crushing heaviness.
FR · 2007–present · active
Antagoniste merges avant-garde experimentation, black metal, and sludge from the French underground since 2007, creating a genre-defying sound of nearly two decades. Their contrarian name suits a project that deliberately opposes conventional musical boundaries.

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