8kids is a German post-hardcore band formed in Darmstadt in 2013 by vocalists and guitarists Hans Koch and Jonas Jakob. The band signed to Napalm Records in 2016 and released their debut studio album Denen die wir waren in 2017, followed by Blüten and the live release Wir bleiben Kids in 2019. Sung primarily in German, their music blends post-hardcore intensity with melodic accessibility, earning them a dedicated following in the German-speaking rock and metal underground.

A Blackened Sight is a metalcore band from Colmenar Viejo near Madrid, Spain, formed in 2012, blending metalcore, melodic death metal, and progressive metal influences. Their discography includes the self-titled release, Bodies on the Road, TiK ToK, and the 2018 single Kintsukuroi, named after the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold.

A metalcore and thrash metal band from Dortmund formed in 2000, A Gift Called Anger brought together members of Frozen Illusion and Inhuman Conditions and spent years developing before recording their first demo Wounds in 2007. Their full-length The Rise, the Wounds, the Fear documents a band rooted in the NRW region's heavy underground tradition.

A Killing Glance is a melodic death metal and metalcore band from Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2012, whose Time to Wake Up EP donates one hundred percent of profits to the Sea Shepherd ocean conservation organization. The band merges progressive and melodic death metal with accessible hooks, drawing comparisons to Dark Tranquillity and Obscura.

Coming out of the Stubaital valley in Tyrol, A Man a Wolf a Killer play a hard-edged metalcore with aggressive riffing and dark lyrical themes built around wolves, death, and plague. The band released two full-lengths — Wolfthrasher in 2011 and Deathbringer in 2017 — maintaining a small but dedicated following in the underground metalcore scene.

A Serious Day has delivered metalcore from Fano on the Adriatic coast of Pesaro and Urbino since 2015. Their straightforward name belies the intensity they bring from this small Marche seaside town to Italy's hardcore-influenced metal circuit.

A Virgin Burial has delivered metalcore from the Adriatic resort city of Rimini since 2014. Far from the beach-holiday associations of their hometown, their sound channels aggressive breakdowns and emotional intensity through hardcore-influenced metal.

A Written Apology has been delivering metalcore from the Scottish city of Dundee since 2004, making them one of Scotland's longest-running metalcore acts. Over two decades of activity speak to remarkable persistence in the Tayside metal scene.

A-morality delivers metalcore and deathcore from Tobolsk in western Siberia since 2012. From this historic Siberian capital — once the seat of Russian colonial governance east of the Urals — they challenge moral frameworks through aggressive modern metal.