Autumnal was one of Madrid's most distinctive doom metal acts, incorporating cello into atmospheric gothic-doom compositions during an active run from 1998 to 2022. Their album "Grey Universe" and shared stages with acts like Draconian at Madrid is the Dark Fest cemented their status as one of Spain's premier doom bands.

Autumnal Discord crafts atmospheric death and doom metal from Moscow since 2021. Their seasonal-conflict name drives compositions that explore the tension between beauty and decay in autumn's annual drama.

Autumnblaze is a German melancholic metal band from Illingen, formed in 1996 by Markus B. on vocals, guitars, bass, and songwriting alongside Arisjel on drums. The band has transformed their style with each new record across albums like DammerElbenTragodie, Welkin Shores Burning, Every Sun Is Fragile, Perdition Diaries, and the upcoming ninth album Glut, always bearing deep melancholy as a unifying thread through their evolving sound.

Autumnia has delivered melodic doom and death metal from Kryvyi Rih since 2009. Over fifteen years from this major Ukrainian industrial city known as one of the world's longest cities, they have built a substantial body of melancholic compositions.

Ava Inferi crafted gothic and doom metal from Almada since 2006, featuring vocalist Carmen Simões and members connected to Moonspell. Their Latin name meaning 'hail the infernal ones' guided compositions of dark beauty that helped define Portugal's gothic metal identity.

South Wales' Avagddu draw from Welsh mythology to create a distinctive blend of black, doom, folk, and funeral doom metal, named after the ugliest man in Welsh legend. Since 2008, their music has channelled the ancient darkness of Celtic folklore through sprawling, atmospheric compositions.

Avant Soliloque merges black and doom metal from Bucharest since 2013. Their French-inflected name, meaning 'before the soliloquy,' suggests compositions that build toward profound individual expression from the Romanian capital.

Avarsír merges atmospheric black metal with doom metal's crushing pace, a Hungarian project formed in 2023 whose name translates roughly to 'Avar Grave,' referencing the medieval Avar people who once inhabited the Carpathian Basin. Their music excavates the historical darkness buried beneath the Hungarian plain.

Aveth has evolved from black metal into a black, folk, and doom metal hybrid from Kungur in the Perm Region since 2018. From this small Ural town famous for its ice caves, they channel subterranean darkness through multiple genre lenses.