A Clockwork Opera crafts symphonic metal from Manchester since 2016, their Kubrickian name blending dystopian imagery with theatrical grandeur. Their approach brings cinematic scope to the north of England's vibrant metal scene.

A Night in the Abyss merges death metal, deathcore, symphonic metal, and technical death metal from Brighton since 2015, creating an ambitiously broad sound from the seaside city. Their four-genre fusion produces compositions of remarkable scope and intensity.

A Secret Ending crafts symphonic and melodic death metal from an undisclosed Lithuanian location since 2020. Their narrative name suggests hidden resolutions revealed through the dramatic interplay of orchestral arrangements and extreme metal aggression.

A Tale of Lacriel creates symphonic and melodic death metal from Moscow since 2022. Their fantasy-narrative name drives orchestrally enriched compositions that tell elaborate tales through the combined vocabulary of symphonic and extreme metal.

Abaddon Codex are a symphonic death metal band from Linz who blend crushing death metal with orchestral arrangements. Their 2016 debut album The Human Parasite contains five tracks exploring themes of manipulation and existential ruin, with songs like 'Return of the Nephilim' and 'Contacting the Universe' showcasing the band's cinematic ambition.

Abstrusa Unde merges black metal, progressive metal, and symphonic metal from Paris since 2012, creating an ambitiously layered sound. Their Latin name, meaning "hidden wave," reflects the depths beneath their compositional surface.

Abused Majesty has crafted symphonic black metal from Białystok in northeastern Poland since 2004. Over two decades from the Podlasie capital near the Belarusian border, they have produced orchestrally enriched black metal of sustained ambition.

Abyss Below delivers symphonic blackened death metal from Oslo and Gothenburg as of 2025. Their bi-national Norwegian-Swedish operation bridges two of Scandinavia's most important extreme metal cities.

Abyss Gazes crafts symphonic and gothic metal from Katowice since 2018. Their Nietzschean name — referencing the abyss that gazes back — drives compositions that explore the reciprocal darkness between observer and void.