Asacris channels melodic black metal from Saransk, the capital of Mordovia, since 2020. From this Finno-Ugric republic city in the Volga region, they bring melodic refinement to black metal's harsh framework.

Asael is a symphonic black and thrash metal band from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2020, combining orchestral grandeur with the speed and aggression of black and thrash metal. The band merges symphonic ambition with extreme metal intensity from Germany's capital city.

Asakku is a black metal band from Marl in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, named after the demonic beings of ancient Mesopotamian mythology. The band channels the malevolent spirit of their Akkadian namesake through the black metal framework.

Thessaloniki's Asakta ('unattached' in Sanskrit) craft introspective black metal exploring themes of detachment and spiritual liberation. Since 2021, the project has brought an Eastern philosophical dimension to the Greek black metal landscape.

Asane channels black metal from England since 2025, representing the very latest generation of British black metal. Their brief, enigmatic name lets the raw intensity of their music speak for itself.

Asarhaddon is an atmospheric black metal band from the Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia border region of Germany, active since 2014, featuring Christian Koss on guitars and bass and Christian Kircher on drums among a rotating cast of collaborators. Their prolific discography includes Reysa, Haginthorn, Thurofreminga, Besenken, and Era, with their Wacken Foundation-sponsored 2025 single Witherloup incorporating hurdy gurdy and piano into a nearly ten-minute atmospheric black metal composition.

Asaru is a black metal band from Darmstadt, Germany, formed in 2013, named after the Sumerian deity associated with justice and wisdom. The band brings extreme metal to the Hessian underground with their take on black metal's dark traditions.

Asator is a post-black and doom metal band from Bremen, Germany, whose foundation dates to 2005 and whose sound evolved through name changes and lineup shifts before reaching its current form. Their German-language catalog, including Fragmente, Gezeiten, and Traktat Metamorphose Manifest, blends black metal, Swedish death metal, shoegaze, and post-rock into an expansive, genre-crossing sound.

Asbestos Vape merges black and industrial metal from the UK underground since 2024, their darkly humorous name combining toxic materials with modern vaping culture. Their provocative name signals a project that values confrontation alongside extremity.