Apostata channels black metal from Tampere since 2022, their Latin name meaning "apostate" signaling a rejection of orthodoxy through extreme music. The project adds to Tampere's reputation as one of Finland's most productive metal cities.

Apostema is a death and black metal band from Saarland, Germany, formed in 2026, representing one of the newest entries into the German extreme metal scene. The band channels the combined ferocity of death and black metal from the small western German state bordering France.

Aposthate has evolved from black and death metal into brutal death metal from Caltanissetta in central Sicily since 2010. Their heretical name drives extremity that has grown more punishing with each phase, deep in the Sicilian interior.

Apostle of Satan practices black metal from Trondheim since 2024. Their blasphemous dedication drives compositions of devotional darkness from Norway's ecclesiastical capital, the seat of the country's Lutheran archbishop.

Apostoł practices black metal from an undisclosed Polish location since 2017. Their Polish name meaning 'apostle' brings religious weight to their anonymous black metal ministry.

Apovrasma is a Belgian solo black metal project in which all instruments, vocals, and lyrics are handled by one person who goes by Scum. The project leans into ecocentric themes, as heard on the 2021 release "Gaeas Revenge," and has also released the full-length "Archidémon" alongside an early demo.

Apparatus is an experimental blackened death metal band from Copenhagen, Denmark, formed in 2014, whose extensive catalog includes the Cthulhu trilogy, Demonomicon, Yonder Yawns the Universe, and HM-2. The band draws heavily on Lovecraftian cosmic horror themes, building a thematic universe around the eldritch mythology across their releases.

Belarusian black metal project whose 2023 EP "Ahonija Niabiosaŭ" (recorded 2020–2021) features three tracks with titles entirely in Belarusian-language transliteration, suggesting a connection to the country's linguistic and cultural identity. The project operates in raw, atmospheric black metal territory with a minimalist, underground aesthetic.

April Hope crafts depressive and post-black metal from Ufa in Bashkortostan since 2009. Their springtime-optimism name creates a devastating contrast with the emotional devastation of their DSBM compositions from the Ural-Volga region.