Abel Is Dying has evolved from melodic death metal and metalcore origins in 2005 through a long run in Milan's heavy music scene. Their biblical name evokes primal violence, which their Lombard-bred sound has explored through multiple stylistic phases.

Abeyance has practiced melodic death metal from Milan since 2019, their name — meaning a state of suspension — reflecting the tension between aggression and melody in their compositions. They contribute to Lombardy's robust melodic extreme metal tradition.

Abhorrent Ritual merges melodic death and groove metal with metalcore from Oulu since 2012. From Finland's northernmost major city near the Arctic Circle, they blend multiple aggressive styles into a cohesive assault.

Folk metal band from Luzern, Switzerland, who released five albums between 2009 and 2018—including "Hörensagen," "Versteckte Pfade," "Handgeschrieben," "Wegweiser," and "Weltenwanderer"—before going inactive. Their music incorporated German-language lyrics and Central European folk elements into a melodic metal framework.

Ablaze in Hatred emerged from Helsinki in 2004 when Juhani Sanna and Mika Ikonen set out to create music that was dark, slow, yet devastatingly heavy and atmospheric. Albums like "The Quietude Plains" established them as a significant voice in Finland's death-doom tradition, blending melodic sensibility with crushing weight.

Ablaze My Sorrow has been a long-running melodic death metal act from Falkenberg in Halland, active in various phases since their 1990s origins with renewed activity from 2021. Their emotional flame-of-grief name has guided decades of Gothenburg-adjacent melodic death metal from the Swedish west coast.

Ablazer delivers death and melodic death metal from the eastern Finnish city of Joensuu since 2010. Their sound brings extreme metal intensity to North Karelia's relatively underrepresented metal scene.

Aboriscor merges death metal, melodic death metal, and metalcore from the Breton port of Brest since 2012. Their sound channels Brittany's maritime intensity through a modern extreme metal lens.

Athens' Absense blend melodic death metal with metalcore energy, creating an accessible yet aggressive sound built on soaring guitar harmonies and powerful breakdowns. Since 2020, they've brought a modern edge to the Greek melodeath tradition.