A-morality delivers metalcore and deathcore from Tobolsk in western Siberia since 2012. From this historic Siberian capital — once the seat of Russian colonial governance east of the Urals — they challenge moral frameworks through aggressive modern metal.

A death metal and grindcore act from Germany, A-Team have operated in the underground since the mid-1990s with a raw, no-frills approach to extreme music. Their output reflects the straightforward aggression characteristic of the German grind scene.

Emerging from Bad Pyrmont, Germany in 2018, A.M.E.S. fuse death metal ferocity with thrash metal precision in a potent crossover style. The band represents the continued vitality of extreme metal in the Lower Saxony region.

A.N.A.E.L. fuses black metal, death metal, industrial metal, and melodic death metal from the southern French port of Toulon since 2021. Their four-genre fusion creates an unusually broad and ambitious sound from the Provençal underground.

A.R.M.A. has practiced death metal from Civitavecchia, the historic port city north of Rome, since 2015. Their acronymic identity carries a militant edge that matches the combative intensity of their Lazio-rooted extremity.

A.W.A.S. are a death-thrash metal band from Bonn, Germany, active since 2016, delivering a punishing blend of death and thrash metal rooted in the traditions of the German scene. Their approach marries relentless riffing with the technical tightness that defines the crossover of these two genres.

Aabode merges avant-garde experimentation with death metal from the Lorraine city of Nancy since 2023. Their approach pushes death metal into uncharted territory, reflecting the adventurous spirit of France's eastern underground metal community.

Aal explores progressive death metal from Vilnius since 2020. Their concise name — meaning 'eel' in several languages — belies the slippery, technically ambitious nature of their compositions from the Lithuanian capital.

Founded in Bonn, Germany in 1992, Aardvarks are veterans of the German metal scene who unify thrash, death, and heavy metal influences into a cohesive, melodically sophisticated sound. Across releases like Pro Victoria, Conglomerate, and Farkas' Lemma, they have built a reputation for compositions that balance power and aggression with harmonic depth.