Aftenrusk is a depressive black metal and ambient project from Sjaelland, Denmark, formed in 2017, channeling melancholy and despair through the raw emotional framework of DSBM blended with ambient textures. The project's Danish name evokes the twilight and dusk that infuse their atmospheric sound.

Agael creates black metal and dark ambient from Heidelberg since 2014, the romantic university city providing an unexpectedly cultured setting for their atmospheric darkness. Over a decade of activity has produced a body of work that values mood and texture.

Agaharet channels raw black metal from Bologna since 2017, bringing lo-fi hostility to the sophisticated cultural landscape of Emilia-Romagna. Their obscure name adds mystique to a sound that values atmosphere and rawness over production polish.

Agaliareth is a black metal band from San Cristobal de La Laguna in the Canary Islands, Spain, formed in 2017, channeling black metal's dark aggression from the Atlantic archipelago. The band takes its name from demonic tradition, reflecting the occult themes central to their black metal approach.

Agaliaretph is a black metal band from Madrid, Spain, formed in 2017, whose name references the demon Agaliarept from the Grand Grimoire. The band delivers black metal from Spain's capital city, channeling demonological themes through the genre's hostile framework.

Agalirept practices black metal from Malbork since 2017, named after a demon from the Grand Grimoire. From the shadow of Europe's largest Gothic castle, they summon compositions of infernal authority.

Aganthros combines black metal experimentation from Jyväskylä since 2022, pushing the genre's boundaries in central Finland. Their experimental approach reflects the adventurous spirit of Finland's inland metal communities.

Agares is a black metal project from Stade, Germany, formed in 2025, named after the demon duke from the Ars Goetia who commands thirty-one legions of spirits. Not to be confused with the Arizona-based DSBM project, this northern German incarnation brings infernal black metal to the banks of the lower Elbe.

Agasch are a Bavarian black metal band who describe themselves simply as 'German Black Metal from Bavaria,' drawing on the region's dense forests for their atmospheric sound. Their releases — including the 2020 demo Umnachtete Gestalt des Inneren Wesens, Irrlicht, Waldgeist, and Realisation der Illusion — are steeped in German-language mysticism and woodland imagery.