Andy Gillion channels death metal, melodic death metal, and progressive metal from Bristol as a solo artist, known for his work as former guitarist of Mors Principium Est. His solo output since 2011 showcases the technical virtuosity and melodic sensibility he brought to the Finnish melodeath legends.

Anencephalic delivers death metal from the Scottish border town of Dumfries since 2017, their medical-term name referencing the absence of a brain creating a darkly ironic contrast with their technically demanding compositions.

Anencephalus is a death metal band from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2021, adding to the capital city's diverse and thriving extreme metal scene. The band's clinical name reflects the unflinching brutality of their death metal approach.

Anestezja channels death and thrash metal from Warsaw since 2023. Their Polish name meaning 'anaesthesia' promises the numbing intensity their capital-city extremity delivers.

A thrash/death metal band from Kortrijk formed in 1988 whose career ran until 2000, placing them among the first generation of Belgian death and thrash hybrids. They contributed tracks to the Detonation compilation series in the early 1990s and featured various vocalists and guitarists including Frank "Liberty" Libeert before disbanding.

Anesys fuses death metal, melodic death metal, and metalcore from the Atlantic port of La Rochelle since 2016. Their anesthesia-inspired name contrasts with music designed to jolt listeners into full sensory awareness.

Anethera is an industrial death and doom metal solo project from Haderslev, Denmark, created by Dan Monberg Skott, whose 2021 release Fiat Justicia Ruat Caelum contains three tracks originally recorded in 2012 and rediscovered in an old Dropbox archive. The project focuses on keeping music simple and atmospheric within the industrial death metal framework.

Angel 7 merges melodic death, power, and thrash metal from Kyiv since 2001. Over a quarter century of multi-genre compositions from the Ukrainian capital, they have sustained an ambitious triple-threat approach.

Angel Rising merges death metal, groove metal, progressive metal, and thrash metal from Marseille since 2020, creating an ambitious four-genre hybrid from France's Mediterranean port. Their redemptive name contrasts with the heaviness of their multi-faceted assault.