Acephala channels brutal death metal from Alchevsk in the Luhansk Region since 2015. Their Greek name meaning 'headless' drives compositions of decapitated ferocity from this eastern Ukrainian industrial city.

A black/death metal band from Buizingen, Flemish Brabant, active from 2003 until their split. Their full-length Divine Purity (2007), released on Rotten to the Core Records, was their primary statement; after its release the band briefly enlisted Serial Butcher drummer Nico but dissolved before performing with him.

Achaia are a melodic death metal band from Saarbrücken, Germany, active since 2012, drawing from the Scandinavian melodeath tradition while rooting their sound in the industrial Saarland region. Their approach balances technical aggression with the melodic sensibility that defines the genre's European lineage.

Acheode has undergone a significant evolution from melodic death metal and metalcore beginnings to technical death metal and deathcore, operating from Verona since 2012. Their stylistic journey reflects the restless creative energy of the Veneto metal underground.

Achernar creates melodic death metal from Sassari in northern Sardinia since 2009, named after one of the brightest stars in the night sky. Their stellar nomenclature guides a sound that pairs melodic precision with the raw energy of the Sardinian underground.

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.

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.

Formed in Ostend in spring 1999 by the Winkelmans brothers alongside Rik Aspeslagh and Kris Bollenberg, this melodic death metal band built a following in the Belgian underground before signing to Mausoleum Records. They were active for over a decade before disbanding in September 2012.

Acid Vat delivers death metal from Stockport since 2024, their industrial-chemical name evoking the dissolving brutality of their sound. Their Greater Manchester origins connect them to one of England's most productive metal regions.