Affres merges black metal's intensity with crust punk's raw energy from the Lorraine region since 2015, their French name meaning "dread" or "agony" capturing the emotional core of their sound. Their punk-metal crossover reflects the working-class traditions of northeastern France.

Afogado crafts atmospheric black metal from Porto since 2015. Their Portuguese name meaning 'drowned' channels the maritime melancholy of this Atlantic port city through atmospheric compositions of submerged beauty.

Athens' Aforism merge black and death metal into compositions of philosophical weight and sonic brutality. Since 2015, they've carved a niche in the Greek extreme metal scene with their intellectually driven approach to aggression.

Afraid of Destiny creates atmospheric and depressive black metal from Treviso, the Prosecco-country city in the Veneto, since 2013. Their existential name captures the dread of predetermined fate that permeates their melancholic, tremolo-laden compositions.

Afriqve channels depressive and post-black metal from Kalmar since 2019. Their archaic spelling of 'Africa' adds colonial-era cartographic mystique to DSBM composed from this historic Baltic fortress city.

Afsind practices black metal from Copenhagen since 2022, their Danish name meaning 'madness' or 'insanity' driving compositions of unhinged extremity. From Denmark's capital, they channel psychological disorder through black metal's confrontational framework.

Afsked crafts atmospheric black metal from Zhytomyr in central Ukraine since 2014. Their Danish name meaning 'farewell' brings Scandinavian melancholy to over a decade of atmospheric compositions from this ancient Ukrainian city.

Afskræmi channels black metal from Reykjavík as of 2025, an Icelandic-language name meaning 'terror' or 'horror' that signals their allegiance to the island's thriving extreme metal tradition. They join an illustrious lineage of Reykjavík black metal that has gained global recognition.

Afsky is a Danish black metal project whose name means 'disgust' or 'abhorrence,' with a catalog spanning from the 2018 debut Sorg through Ofte jeg drommer mig dod, I stilhed, and Om hundrede ar to the 2025 album Faellesskab. The project maintains an active European touring schedule through Doomstar Booking, performing across Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, and Italy.