Achenar channels atmospheric black metal from Sandefjord since 2007, named after one of the brightest stars in the southern sky. Nearly two decades of activity from this Vestfold whaling-heritage town have produced cosmic black metal of enduring quality.

Acher are a black metal, doom, and post-metal band from Würzburg, Germany, active since 2008, who blur the boundaries between these heavy genres. Their multi-faceted approach reflects the creative restlessness of Franconia's underground scene, where traditional heaviness meets avant-garde experimentation.

Acherad is a Helsinki black metal project launched in 2024, joining the Finnish capital's vast and ever-expanding extreme metal community. Their emergence speaks to the unending vitality of black metal in one of the genre's spiritual homelands.

Symphonic black/death metal band from Lucerne, Switzerland, whose 2019 concept album "Gate Into the Abyss" is built around Greek mythology—specifically the Promethean narrative of divine rebellion, human liberation, and descent into the underworld. The nine-track record follows a protagonist journeying through Hades and Tartarus guided by the prophet Teiresias, and was self-released for 20 CHF.

Acheronte practices black metal from San Benedetto del Tronto on the southern Marche coast since 2010, named after the River Acheron of Greek underworld mythology. Their infernal-river identity infuses a classically rooted darkness into their Adriatic-coast black metal.

Acherontis creates raw black metal and ambient from Tarnobrzeg in the Subcarpathian region since 2012. Named after the River Acheron of Greek underworld mythology, their over-a-decade body of work channels infernal waters through lo-fi extremity.

Achren merges black and thrash metal from Glasgow since 2011, named after the queen of the enchantresses in Welsh mythology. Over a decade of Celtic-inspired extremity reflects deep roots in the Scottish metal underground.

A Belgian atmospheric post-black metal collective whose members deliberately remain anonymous to keep the focus on the music. Their debut EP Hollowlight spans two compositions across roughly fifteen minutes, alternating sharp, layered black metal passages with brief meditative interludes; the name is derived from Ancient Greek meaning "without tears."

Achsar has evolved from doom metal into melodic folk, death, and black metal from Levice in the Hron Valley since 2014. Their stylistic expansion over a decade mirrors a journey from monolithic heaviness to folk-enriched melodic extremity.