Asmarae is a solo black and gothic metal project from Hanover, Germany, formed in 2017, where all music is created by a single artist with highest dedication. The project's German-language releases Dunkelsteinschimmersaal I, Der Himmelskoper ein Geschenk, and Die Sage von der Todtenau explore dark, atmospheric territory with a multifaceted approach.

Aspergillus Flavus has crafted death, doom, and gothic metal from Gdańsk since 1997, nearly three decades under a name borrowed from the toxic mold that produces aflatoxin. Their mycological identity drives compositions of slow-spreading, persistent toxicity from the Baltic coast.

Asphyxia Perception crafts gothic, doom, and death metal from Vologda since 2015. Their suffocation-awareness name drives a decade of multi-genre compositions from this historically rich northern Russian city.

Asrai is a gothic rock and metal band from Schiedam, Netherlands, founded in 1985 in the Rotterdam underground scene by twin sisters Karin and Margriet, adopting the Asrai name in 1988. Their output sits at the intersection of gothic metal and gothic rock, and the band gained wider European exposure with their 1997 debut album As Voices Speak, which received a German release through Poison Ivy Records. Later releases including Touch in the Dark and Pearls in Dirt (2007) refined their atmospheric sound, and a 30th anniversary collection, Hourglass, gathered key material and remixes.

Asterius crafts blackened symphonic and gothic metal from Stuttgart since 2021, named after the Minotaur's lesser-known mythological name. From the Swabian capital, they merge orchestral darkness with extreme metal in compositions of mythic scale.

Asthenia delivers gothic metal from the Veghel, Uden, and Boxtel triangle in North Brabant since 2014. Named after the medical condition of abnormal weakness, their sound channels languor into darkly melodic compositions from the Brabant countryside.

Astheria creates gothic metal from Gostyń in Greater Poland since 2016. Named after a medical term for weakness or lack of energy, their darkly romantic compositions from this small town embrace the languorous beauty of gothic metal.

Astrodust formed in Tatabánya in 2022, pairing melodic death metal's dual-guitar harmonies with gothic metal's dark romanticism. They share their hometown with Agregator, suggesting an active melodic death metal lineage in this Komárom-Esztergom County industrial center.

Asynja channels gothic, folk, and Viking metal from Stockholm since 2018. Named after the Norse female deities — the Asynjur — they bring divine feminine power to their tri-genre compositions from the Swedish capital.