Anckora has evolved from symphonic gothic metal into industrial and alternative rock from Moscow since 2014. Their anchor-derived name suggests a grounding force, though their stylistic evolution has been anything but stationary.

Anfel creates symphonic gothic and doom metal from Tver since 2009. Over fifteen years from this historic city between Moscow and Saint Petersburg, they have crafted orchestrally enriched compositions of dark romanticism.

Angath crafts industrial gothic and black metal, originally from Sweden before relocating to Freiburg im Breisgau in Germany, active from 2025. Their transnational journey drives compositions that merge industrial atmosphere with gothic and black metal darkness.

Angel Blake plays heavy metal with gothic influences from Trollhättan since 2017. From this Västergötland waterfall city, they bring dark-tinged traditional metal informed by gothic sensibilities.

Rising from the ashes of power/gothic act The Stormrider, Angeldark has been crafting symphonic gothic metal in Gijón since 2007. Their concept album "Angélique" featured the Bratislava Symphony Orchestra & Choir and was produced by Santiago Fano, revealing ambitions that stretch far beyond Asturias's borders.

Angellore has been crafting atmospheric doom metal from Avignon since 2007, combining death growls, clean singing, and baritone vocals with violin and acoustic guitar. Albums like "Errances" and "La Litanie des Cendres" have earned them recognition as one of France's finest doom acts, with their upcoming "Nocturnes" on Ardua Music continuing their tradition of melancholic grandeur.

Angercure is a gothic metal band from Pleven, Bulgaria, citing influences ranging from Joy Division and The Cult to Paradise Lost and Type O Negative. Their debut "Through Soreful Harmony Demanded" (2014) and follow-up "Arguing in Dichromatic Days" (2015) — the latter mastered by Jens Bogren and recorded at Basement Studio in Pleven — showcase their approach of layering haunting guitar melodies and blues feel under harsh male vocals.

Angizia are a long-running Viennese avant-garde ensemble who blend doom, gothic, and symphonic metal with chamber music and Expressionist literary themes. Albums such as Das Schachbrett des Trommelbuben Zacharias and Das Tagebuch der Hanna Anikin are full-length conceptual works that function almost as dark operettas, using strings, piano, and sung German narrative to tell bleak, Kafkaesque stories.

Angélida blends symphonic, gothic, and power metal from Zaragoza with female-fronted vocals and intricate guitar solos woven through every track. Across three albums including "Decanimae," "La Ciudad de los Pájaros," and "La Liga Onírica," they've built a lush, genre-spanning sound rooted in Aragonese creativity.