A.V.I.S. is an anonymous Finnish black metal project that has been channeling darkness since 2015, maintaining the genre's tradition of obscured identities. Their deliberately minimal public profile lets the music speak for itself.

A/Oratos channels melodic black metal from Paris since 2019, drawing from the French capital's long tradition of sophisticated extreme music. Their name, derived from the Greek for "invisible," suits a project that explores the unseen dimensions of black metal.

Aag is an atmospheric black metal project from Minsk, Belarus, whose Bandcamp page lists releases including "Back to Tellus," "Interstellar Desolation," "Into the Crypts Beyond the Stars," and "Universe Eliminated." The project channels desolate, cosmic themes across a series of self-released full-lengths rooted in the raw Belarusian black metal underground.

Aahas is a Salzburg-based black metal band who released their album When Cold Winds Are Calling Me in 2015, featuring raw, German-language compositions with titles like 'Des Winters Zorn' and 'Priestermord.' Their sound sits firmly in the atmospheric end of Austrian black metal, emphasizing cold, wintry textures and anti-religious themes.

Veszprem's Aak channel cold, austere black metal from the historic city above Lake Balaton. Since 2022, the project has crafted raw, atmospheric compositions that draw from the second-wave tradition.

Aamon takes its name from a Great Marquis of Hell in demonological tradition and has practiced black metal from the Lazio region since 2021. Their infernal nomenclature drives a sound rooted in occult malevolence and ritualistic atmosphere.

Named after the Finnish word for "morning star," Aamutähti brings black metal from Helsinki since 2021. The project's celestial name contrasts with the darkness of their sound, creating a compelling tension between light and shadow.

Aandemaner channels black metal from Oslo since 2021. Their Norwegian name, suggesting a spirit-invoker or conjurer, drives ritualistic compositions from the Norwegian capital.

Aara has become one of Switzerland's most acclaimed atmospheric black metal acts since forming in Bern in 2019, with releases on Debemur Morti Productions earning international critical praise. Their German-language lyrics and Alpine setting inform a vision of atmospheric black metal that is deeply rooted in the Swiss German landscape.