Anaya is a blackened metalcore band from Nuremberg, Germany, formed in 2017, fusing black metal's atmospheric hostility with metalcore's breakdowns and aggressive vocal dynamics. The band represents the growing crossover between extreme metal and hardcore within the Franconian metal scene.

Ancient Immortality creates metalcore from Moscow since 2020. Their paradoxical name — the old that never dies — brings a timeless quality to the contemporary aggression of their metalcore compositions.

Ancst is a Berlin-based band blending blackened metalcore, cyber crust, and dark ambient, describing themselves as 'blackened MxC and cyber crust by day, dark ambient by night.' Their extensive discography includes albums like Neural Collapse, Dominion, Culture of Brutality, and Binary Wrath, and the band maintains an active European touring schedule with dates across the continent.

Anesys fuses death metal, melodic death metal, and metalcore from the Atlantic port of La Rochelle since 2016. Their anesthesia-inspired name contrasts with music designed to jolt listeners into full sensory awareness.

Angelreich has delivered metalcore from Piła in Greater Poland since 1999, over a quarter century of activity that makes them one of Poland's longest-running metalcore acts. Their Germanic-angelic name brings a Central European identity to a style more commonly associated with American origins.

Anger in Defeat are a progressive death metal band from Bern, Switzerland, who blend technical riffing with melodic sensibility across releases including their demo "Paradox" and the album "The Anger Way." The band maintains an active presence across streaming platforms and has performed at Swiss metal events such as Metal im Schloss in Köniz.

Angeroots merges groove metal with metalcore from Parma since 2018. Their portmanteau of 'anger' and 'roots' speaks to the deep-seated fury that drives their rhythmically aggressive compositions from the Emilian food capital.

Animica explores progressive metalcore from the Caldas da Rainha and Alfeizerão area in Leiria district since 2010. Over fifteen years from the central Portuguese coast, they have developed a technically ambitious approach to hardcore-influenced metal.

Another Victory is a metalcore and death metal band from Aachen, Germany, formed in 2023, fusing metalcore's breakdown-driven intensity with death metal's ferocity. The band is a recent addition to the active metal scene in the westernmost city of Germany.