The Anthagonist is a death/black metal band from Pontevedra, Spain, formed in 2016. They combine death metal's heaviness with black metal's atmospheric intensity from Galicia.

The Aphotic Strain is a melodic death metal band from Budapest, Hungary, formed in 2022. They combine the aggression of death metal with intricate melodic guitar work and atmospheric layering.

The Apostle of Hecate is a Belgian solo blackened melodic death metal project driven by instrumentalist Darren, with lyrics and artwork handled by collaborator Jack. Their debut album Melodies From a Decaying Mind establishes a sound that balances melodic guitar work against the bleaker textures of the black metal tradition, as captured in tracks like 'Scopophobia' and 'The Moon, Oh So Beautiful...'

The Arbiter is a death/doom metal band from Budapest, Hungary, formed in 2013. They merge the crushing weight of doom metal with death metal's aggression, creating slow-burning, oppressive heaviness.

The Argent Dawn from Swindon deliver deathcore named after the Warcraft faction of undead-hunters since 2010. Over fifteen years of gaming-inspired breakdowns from the Wiltshire town has produced compositions as crushing as a raid boss encounter.

The Arisen from Lyon deliver progressive death metal with the resurrection energy their name demands since 2017. Their compositions channel the rising-from-the-dead concept through technically ambitious arrangements from France's gastronomic capital.

Founded in September 2013 in Krems an der Donau, The Art of Fading play modern melodic death metal and deathcore, combining driving riffs and heavy breakdowns with melodic passages. They released their debut EP "Principles" in October 2014 and have performed alongside Evergreen Terrace and I Declare War, building their name in the Central European extreme metal circuit.

The Article is a melodic death metal band from Frankfurt, Germany, formed in 2012. They deliver melodic death metal with harmonic guitar work from the Hessian capital.

The Ascension is a death metal band from Budapest, Hungary, formed in 2013. They deliver powerful, driving death metal with a focus on aggressive songwriting and dynamic arrangements.