Acting Out merges groove metal, industrial metal, and thrash metal from Villeurbanne in the Lyon metropolitan area since 2016. Their genre-crossing approach creates a mechanized heaviness that reflects the industrial character of their urban surroundings.

Acts of Brutality merges groove metal with metalcore from the Wiltshire town of Chippenham since 2012, delivering exactly what their name promises. Over a decade of punishing compositions reflect sustained commitment within the West Country's metal scene.

aDarkPlace delivers death, thrash, and groove metal from Matosinhos near Porto since 2012. Their merged-word name captures the shadowed territory they inhabit through over a decade of multi-genre aggression.

Addikth delivers groove metal from Moscow since 2017. Their deliberately misspelled addiction name captures the compulsive rhythmic hooks of their groove-heavy approach from the Russian capital.

Adligate are a death metal, groove metal, and thrash metal band from Hagen, Germany, formed in 2019 in one of the Ruhr Valley's most metal-rich cities. Their sound blends the rhythmic punch of groove metal with the velocity of thrash and the weight of death metal.

Adorn are a groove and thrash metal band from Kassel, Germany, formed in 2025 and releasing through Northern Silence Productions. Not to be confused with the UK atmospheric black metal act of the same name, this Hessian outfit brings riff-driven heaviness to central Germany's metal landscape.

Affluenza delivers groove metal from London since 2015, their socioeconomic-disease name adding satirical commentary to their rhythmically driven heaviness. Their approach channels the wealth-sickness of the English capital through crushing grooves.

After Forest blends groove and progressive metal from Vaasa on Finland's western coast since 2012, creating a rhythmically complex yet accessible sound. Their arboreal name and Ostrobothnian origins connect them to Finland's vast forest landscapes.

Afterself channels groove metal from Poznań since 2021. Their introspective name — suggesting what remains after the self is stripped away — drives rhythmically heavy compositions from western Poland.