Aurora Ghost crafts symphonic metal from an undisclosed German location since 2011. Their spectral-aurora name suggests the shimmering, ethereal quality of their orchestrally enhanced compositions.

Aurum crafts symphonic metal from the historic university city of Turku since 2006, their Latin name meaning "gold" reflecting the precious, polished quality of their orchestral metal compositions. Nearly two decades of activity make them one of southwestern Finland's most established symphonic acts.

Autumn Dream evokes the fading warmth of Seville's seasons through gothic and symphonic metal launched in 2024. The project's atmospheric approach contrasts southern Spain's scorching reality with the melancholic beauty their name implies.

Avaland crafts heavy metal, power metal, and symphonic metal from the Alpine city of Grenoble since 2009, creating epic, orchestrally-enriched compositions from the Isère valley. Their mythological-sounding name suits the fantastical scope of their genre-spanning ambitions.

Avatar of Hate delivers symphonic death metal from an undisclosed Romanian location since 2019. Their name — a divine incarnation of hatred — drives orchestrally enhanced compositions of devastating intensity.

Avistortion is a symphonic metal band from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2024, blending the grandeur of symphonic elements with alternative metal intensity and featuring three vocalists including award-winning American opera singer Stephanie DePrez alongside Sascha Herrmann and Joel Steve-Dawe. Guitarist and songwriter Soheil Bonakdarzadeh leads the project's compositions, which merge operatic vocal styles with heavy metal across tracks like Stranger No More and Selig.

Avyssos is a solo symphonic and atmospheric black metal project from Frankfurt am Main, Germany, created by Shadowsoul, a Greek-born musician also involved with Dark Messiah and Realm of Void. The 2024 debut EP delivers four tracks of vampiric black metal set in a dark, misty world where cursed vampires are awakened by an omen of colliding stars, blending Hellenic black metal traditions with symphonic and atmospheric elements.

Awaken the Atlas creates symphonic and power metal from Trollhättan since 2024. Their titan-rousing name drives orchestrally enhanced compositions of heroic scale from this Västergötland waterfall city.

Awaken the Hydra channels extreme symphonic metal from the Netherlands since 2019. Their mythological name — invoking the multi-headed serpent that grew two heads for every one severed — drives compositions of relentlessly multiplying intensity.