Ashes of Sorrow is a melodic death metal and metalcore band from Wurzburg, Germany, formed in 2018, combining the melodic guitar harmonies of Scandinavian melodeath with metalcore's heavy breakdowns and aggressive vocal delivery. The band operates from the heart of Franconia's growing metal scene.

Ashes to Ember is a melodic death metal and metalcore band from Werne in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, formed in 2022, fusing melodic death metal's dual-guitar harmonies with metalcore's rhythmic aggression. The band represents the younger generation of the melodic extreme metal crossover in the Ruhr area.

Ashine delivers melodic death and groove metal from Ptuj, one of Slovenia's oldest towns, since 2015. From the banks of the Drava River beneath a medieval castle, they bring a decade of melodic heaviness.

Asleep crafts melodic death metal from Zduńska Wola in central Poland since 2005. Two decades of activity from this Łódź Voivodeship textile town have produced a body of melodic extremity that belies their somnolent name.

Aspirationis delivers symphonic and melodic death metal from the Saratov and Engels area since 2021. Their Latin name meaning 'of aspiration' drives orchestrally enhanced compositions from these twin cities on the Volga.

Astral Forest crafts melodic death and doom metal from Gdynia on the Baltic coast since 2020. Their name conjures a woodland among the stars — impossible, ethereal — and their Tri-City compositions reach for similar transcendence.

Astral Space Inc delivers melodic death metal and metalcore from Moscow since 2024. Their corporate-cosmic name brings a sardonic edge to melodic extremity from the Russian capital.

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.

At the Gates has been one of the most influential bands in the history of melodic death metal, pioneering the Gothenburg sound from their formation. Their 1995 album 'Slaughter of the Soul' remains a genre-defining masterpiece, and their continued activity demonstrates their enduring creative vitality.