Artefact delivers melodic black metal from the Côte d'Azur city of Nice since 2020, bringing extreme music to the Mediterranean riviera. Their name suggests crafted, intentional compositions that balance melody with black metal's raw intensity.

Arterian channels melodic black metal from Veliky Novgorod since 2018. Their circulatory-system name drives compositions of melodic intensity that pulse through the ancient streets of this medieval Russian city.

Asacris channels melodic black metal from Saransk, the capital of Mordovia, since 2020. From this Finno-Ugric republic city in the Volga region, they bring melodic refinement to black metal's harsh framework.

Ashwind is a German melodic black metal project whose 2016 release Of Austere Light features five instrumental atmospheric black metal compositions including the fourteen-minute title track. The project blends dark atmospherics with melodic instrumentation, its German-language titles like Einsamkeit Ufer and Verwusten revealing themes of solitude and devastation.

Askelad is a melodic black metal band from Halle (listed) and Leipzig, Germany, formed in 2023, whose releases include the Askelad demo, the album Lichtung, and a live recording from a 2023 Leipzig performance. The band's name references the Scandinavian folk tale hero, grounding their melodic black metal in a tradition of mythological storytelling.

Askheimr creates melodic black and death metal from an undisclosed Norwegian location since 2019. Their Old Norse-styled name — suggesting a realm of ash — drives melodic compositions rooted in Norse cosmological imagery.

Assacrentis channels melodic black metal from Nice since 2004, contributing to the Côte d'Azur's surprisingly active extreme metal community for two decades. Their sacral-sounding name adds ceremonial weight to their Mediterranean black metal.

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Atavysm is a one-person instrumental melodic black metal project from Hamburg, Germany, formed in 2013, whose name derives from 'atavism,' meaning evolutionary throwback. The project's releases include the self-titled 2013 album and the 2020 single Farvann, channeling dark, depressive, and melodic elements through purely instrumental compositions.