Annrys channels folk metal from Limburg in the Netherlands' southernmost province since 2003. Over two decades, they have drawn from the Celtic and Burgundian heritage of this hilly border region to create folk-tinged metal rooted in local tradition.

Annwn brings folk metal from the Welsh city of Swansea since 2015, named after the Celtic otherworld in Welsh mythology. Their Cymric-mythological name feeds compositions steeped in the ancient traditions of Wales.

Antichrisis is a German Gothic and folk rock project founded in 1995 near the Belgian border by songwriter and vocalist Sid, initially exploring gothic and progressive black metal before shifting toward medieval folk and Celtic rock after 1998. The band signed to Napalm Records for the folk-leaning 1999 album A Legacy of Love, with Irish bagpiper Alexander May adding a defining textural element to their sound. Later activity consolidated around a core duo of Sid and vocalist Ayuma, with the band releasing the self-produced album Not Fade Away in 2012.

Antvmny channels folk metal from the Alpine city of Grenoble since 2024, their alchemically-spelled name referencing the metalloid antimony. Their folk-metal fusion brings the traditional music of the Dauphiné into collision with heavy metal's power.

Aoviccan blends folk metal's storytelling with thrash metal's ferocity from Madrid, weaving traditional elements into extreme metal since 2021. Their hybrid approach creates an unusual sonic tapestry that draws from both Spanish folk traditions and modern thrash aggression.

Apocalypse Orchestra crafts medieval folk and doom metal from Gävle since 2017. Their end-times-ensemble name drives compositions that imagine the apocalypse scored for medieval instruments and crushingly heavy guitars.

Folk/thrash metal band from Minsk, Belarus, formed in 1997 and drawing on both early Teutonic thrash influences—Destruction, Kreator, Sepultura—and Belarusian ethnic music traditions for their lyrical and melodic content. Their 2001 album "Zaklik Kryvi," released through Metal Records, roots their sound firmly in ancient Belarusian cultural soil.

Arathgoth merges atmospheric black metal with folk elements from the French underground since 2012, weaving traditional motifs through expansive, tremolo-driven compositions. Their fantastical name evokes the dark forests and ancient myths that permeate their sound.

Arcana Opera fuses folk and power metal from Vicenza since 2014, their name suggesting hidden theatrical works. From the city of Palladio's Teatro Olimpico, they deliver compositions that blend folk instrumentation with power metal grandeur.