Rooted in Pamplona's metal community since 2014, Allowance merges melodic death metal's harmonic sensibility with thrash metal's velocity and death metal's weight. Their sound carves a niche at the intersection of Navarra's extreme metal traditions.

Almanach is a melodic death metal band from Flensburg, Germany, formed in 2015, bringing the Scandinavian-influenced melodeath sound to Germany's northernmost major city. The band works within the tradition of melodic death metal that balances aggression with memorable guitar harmonies.

Alphayn are a Viennese folk and melodic death metal band who blend pagan and Viking metal influences with Scandinavian-style melodic extremity, singing in German and engaging with Germanic mythology. Their albums Heimkehr (2014) and Wanderschaft (2018) — with titles translating as 'Homecoming' and 'Journey' — frame their music as a meditation on heritage, wandering, and return.

Altar of I are a melodic death metal band from Klagenfurt am Wörthersee who layer progressive and metalcore influences over their death metal foundation. Their 2023 album Human Resources is their most widely heard record, with tracks like 'Identity' and 'Kingdom of Doom' reflecting a band developing a more polished and expansive take on the genre.

Altered Rage channels melodic death metal from Kumla in Närke since 2022. Their transformed-fury name drives compositions of reshaped aggression from this small central Swedish town.

Altering the Future delivers melodic death metal from the UK underground since 2017, their forward-looking name reflecting compositions that push the genre toward new sonic territory. Their approach balances aggression with melodic invention.

Altheria is a melodic death and thrash metal band from Polva in southeastern Estonia, formed in 2014, combining melodic death metal's harmonic guitar work with thrash's aggressive velocity. The band brings extreme metal to one of Estonia's smaller, more rural regions.

Always Expire merges death metal, melodic death metal, and progressive metal from Brighton since 2023, their mortality-themed name reflecting the transience at the core of their compositions. Their seaside origins add an unlikely backdrop to their extreme ambitions.

Alzhagoth creates melodic death metal from Padua since 2024. From the Veneto university city of Galileo and Giotto, they deliver freshly forged melodic extremity that adds to the region's active metal community.