Arkhesia has been crafting gothic and heavy metal from Paris since 2006, creating atmospheric, darkly melodic compositions for nearly two decades. Their sustained activity makes them one of the longer-running gothic metal projects in the French capital.

Arogath has been crafting gothic metal from the Provençal town of Orange since 2013, drawing from the region's Roman ruins and medieval heritage. Their decade-long presence reflects sustained commitment to atmospheric, darkly romantic metal.

Founded in Písek in 2014 as a death metal band, Arthemion shifted toward symphonic gothic/death metal after vocalist Neira joined in 2016, adding clean vocals alongside growling and broadening the band's orchestral palette. Their 2020 debut album Inner contains six tracks and reflects the band's evolution, with over 60 concerts played in the years following its release.

Artmania merges progressive and gothic metal from Saint Petersburg since 2022. Their mania-for-art name drives compositions that pursue creative obsession from the city of the Hermitage Museum.

As Light Dies is one of Madrid's most adventurous extreme metal acts, fusing black metal ferocity with gothic atmosphere and avant-garde intelligence since 1999. Albums like "A Step Through the Reflection" and "The Love Album - Volume I" demonstrate a band that refuses categorization, creating something entirely unique within Spain's metal landscape.

Ash and Coal creates gothic metal from an undisclosed Swedish location since 2013. Their combustion-remnant name drives over a decade of darkly atmospheric compositions built from the remains of fire.

Ashes of Life creates gothic and doom metal from Lisbon since 2020. Their existential name — what remains after life burns away — drives compositions of darkly romantic heaviness from the Portuguese capital.

Asidie creates melodic doom and gothic metal from Parma since 2018. Their contemplative approach pairs the sorrowful weight of doom with gothic metal's dark elegance, crafted in the shadow of Parma's Romanesque cathedral.

Askvald is a black metal project from Dresden, Germany, founded in 2013 by Sven 'Apocaleon' Hornig, creating melodic, rough, and emotional black metal exploring themes of nature, society, and personal conflict. The project's German-language catalog includes the demo Fernab des Weges, albums Geistesreisen durch Dammertage, Nebelpfade, and Nachtschattenreich, plus a split with the American project Demiurge featuring covers of Darkthrone and Summoning.