Apocryfal operates at the intersection of black and death metal from Jyväskylä since 2012, exploring apocryphal themes through extreme metal. Their name references hidden or secret texts, fitting for music that delves into the obscure.

Apocryptic is a melodic black and death metal band from Bochum, Germany, featuring Jan on guitar and bass, Simon on bass, Daniel on drums, and Matt on vocals. Their 2018 release Nothingness, produced by Dennis Koehne with artwork by Veit Schmoll, delivers three tracks of polished extreme metal blending black and death metal influences.

Apocrysm creates death metal from Wrocław as of 2026. Their portmanteau of apocalypse and cataclysm promises doubled devastation from Lower Silesia's cultural capital.

Apodikt is a blackened death metal band from Berlin and Finsterwalde, Germany, formed in 2020, whose debut album Glaube features five German-language tracks exploring themes of faith, dominion, and judgment. The band's compositions range from concise three-minute assaults to expansive seven-minute pieces, blending black and death metal with a thematic focus on religion and authority.

Apogem delivers death metal from an undisclosed Polish location since 2021. Their gemological name — the highest point, as in a gem's crown — drives compositions that aspire to peak intensity.

Apokrypha is a melodic death and black metal band from Wurzburg, Germany, formed in 2018, fusing the melodic sensibility of Scandinavian-influenced melodeath with black metal's atmospheric intensity. The band operates from the heart of Franconia, a region with an increasingly active metal underground.

Apokryphos creates death and doom metal from Nizhny Novgorod since 2024. Their Greek-derived name meaning 'hidden' drives compositions that uncover dark truths through the combined weight of death and doom.

Apollow is a German death and doom metal band formed in 2016, combining the crushing slowness of doom metal with death metal's guttural heaviness. The band occupies the intersection of the two genres where ponderous riffs and overwhelming weight create an oppressive sonic atmosphere.

Apollyon Mechanicus has evolved from black and death metal into atmospheric black metal from Moscow since 2012. Their name pairs the angel of the abyss with a mechanical epithet, driving over a decade of increasingly atmospheric compositions.