AnXpm channels black metal from Plymouth since 2019, their encrypted-looking name adding digital-age mystery to their extreme sound. Their Devon origins connect them to the southwest's growing black metal community.

Anyegin channels melodic post-black metal from Szekszárd, a wine-country town in southern Hungary better known for its Kadarka grapes than its extreme music. Formed in 2025, their literary namesake nods to Pushkin while their sound layers shimmering post-rock atmospherics over black metal's cold foundation.

Anything You Want channels post-black metal from Poznań since 1995, making them one of Poland's oldest post-black metal acts — predating the style's mainstream acceptance by decades. Their ironic, open-ended name contrasts with three decades of committed atmospheric extremity.

Anzud delivers melodic black metal from Uzhhorod in Transcarpathia since 2016. Named after the Sumerian lion-headed eagle deity, they bring ancient Mesopotamian mythology to a decade of melodic compositions from Ukraine's westernmost city.

Anzv merges death and black metal from Porto since 2022. Their truncated, vowel-stripped name matches the compressed intensity of their dual-genre extremity from northern Portugal.

A black metal band from Brussels formed during the 2020 lockdown, self-described as "Black Metal from the Zenne swamps — Conceived during the plague year MMXX." They have released music on Death Prayer Records and maintain an active Bandcamp presence, drawing on the cold, raw traditions of European black metal filtered through the post-industrial gloom of Brussels.

Aodon crafts atmospheric black metal from the Dordogne capital of Périgueux since 2016, channeling the Périgord's medieval landscapes and prehistoric cave-dotted terrain into expansive, layered compositions. Their atmospheric approach draws genuine depth from one of France's most historically rich regions.

Aoidos channels groove and black metal from Coimbra since 2020. Named after the oral poets of ancient Greece, they bring bardic tradition to an unlikely genre combination from Portugal's student city.

Aonar channels black metal from Edinburgh starting in 2026, their Irish Gaelic word meaning "alone" capturing the solitary nature of their compositions. The project represents Scotland's newest generation of black metal artists.