Akromusto channels black metal from Lipetsk in central Russia since 2004. Over two decades from this Black Earth Region industrial city, they have maintained a committed underground presence in Russian black metal.

Akrosa practices black metal from western Siberia since 2002. Over two decades of activity from the vast Siberian interior, they channel the region's endless horizons and brutal winters into compositions of extreme desolation.

Akroterion merges doom and black metal from Gorizia, the border city that was literally split between Italy and Yugoslavia during the Cold War, since 2020. Their architectural name — referring to the ornament at the top of a Greek temple — hints at the elevated darkness of their dual-genre approach.

Athens' Akrotheism deliver violent, experimental black metal steeped in Orthodox Satanism and esoteric philosophy, with albums like 'Behold the Son of Plagues' and 'Law of Seven Deaths' released via Osmose Productions. Formed from the ashes of Astral Aeon, they've become one of the more cerebral and uncompromising forces in the Hellenic black metal underground.

Aksaya fuses black and death metal from the Loiret town of Montargis since 2019, bringing extreme metal to the Gâtinais region. Their Sanskrit-inspired name, evoking indestructibility, suits the unyielding nature of their sound.

Akt ov Ikonoklazm merges black and death metal from Dubna in the Moscow Region since 2024. Their deliberately archaic, phonetic spelling — 'act of iconoclasm' — signals the image-shattering intent of their extreme metal.

A self-styled "troll metal" band from Wavre formed in 2005, combining black and folk metal with fantasy storytelling centered on the village of Aktarum. They have opened for Finntroll, Ensiferum, Arkona, and Turisas, and their releases include Gang of Trolls (2009), Ragnatroll (2018), and Trollvengers (2022) on Art Gates Records.

Akys has evolved from blackened doom metal into dark ambient and neofolk from Vilnius as of 2025. Their stylistic metamorphosis mirrors a journey from metal extremity into more contemplative, acoustic-based darkness.

Al Khannes creates black metal from Neu-Anspach in Hesse since 2016. Their Arabic-influenced name brings Middle Eastern mysticism to black metal crafted in the Taunus hills north of Frankfurt.