Ashine delivers melodic death and groove metal from Ptuj, one of Slovenia's oldest towns, since 2015. From the banks of the Drava River beneath a medieval castle, they bring a decade of melodic heaviness.

Ashtavakra is a black and death metal project from Germany, formed in 2016, named after the Hindu sage whose name means 'eight bends,' suggesting a thematic interest in Eastern mysticism within the extreme metal framework. The project blends black and death metal influences into a harsh, uncompromising sound.

Solihull's Ashtureth fuse death and thrash metal into a relentless assault of tremolo-picked fury and pummelling breakdowns. Formed in 2017, their sound draws equally from the ferocity of early Morbid Angel and the precision of Bay Area thrash.

Ashur merges black and death metal from Łódź since 2018. Named after the principal Assyrian deity, they bring Mesopotamian mythological weight to their dual-genre compositions from Poland's third-largest city.

Ashura delivers death metal from the Picard city of Amiens since 2013, their name referencing the significant day of remembrance in Islamic tradition. Over a decade of activity speaks to sustained commitment within the Somme department's metal scene.

Asilian channels death metal from the remote Vosges town of Bruyères since 2015, bringing brutality to one of Lorraine's most mountainous communities. Their forested origins lend genuine isolation to their extreme metal sound.

Asinhell is a death metal band formed in 2022 by Volbeat frontman Michael Poulsen alongside vocalist Marc Grewe (ex-Morgoth) and drummer Morten Toft Hansen (Raunchy). The project draws openly on old-school death metal influences and Poulsen's long-standing affinity for the genre before his career in Volbeat. Their debut album Impii Hora was released in September 2023 via Metal Blade Records, comprising ten tracks rooted in classic death and thrash metal.

Asketia delivers death metal from Rovaniemi in Finnish Lapland since 2016, proving that extreme brutality thrives even above the Arctic Circle. Their ascetic-sounding name hints at a stripped-down, essential approach to death metal.

Asketic are a Swiss death/doom duo — guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Morten C. Hack alongside vocalist Remo McTegam — whose releases on Bandcamp include the concept albums "Spinalonga" (2021), named for the Cretan leper colony, "Toxicity" (2022), "Gruinard" (2024), and "Ruination" (2024). Their sound is recorded at Hedgehog Studio, mixing sepulchral vocals with slow, textured riffing under the band's self-described banner of "death doom darkness."