And for Us has pursued progressive thrash metal from the western Irish city of Galway since 2007, an unusual geographic outpost for technically ambitious metal. Their proximity to the Atlantic informs a sound with sweeping dynamics and unpredictable structural changes.

Anemi merges power and thrash metal from Paris since 2019, creating a volatile hybrid that combines anthemic melody with aggressive velocity. Their name evokes a blood-drained weakness that contrasts with the vitality of their sound.

Hailing from Košťany/Teplice in northern Bohemia, Anestesia play thrash metal with a raw, direct approach, releasing albums including Terapia and the 2022 effort Fenix. Their 2024 follow-up Azken Heriotza demonstrates the band's continued drive and consistency within the Czech thrash underground.

Anestezija delivers groove and thrash metal from Kikinda in Vojvodina since 1989, over three decades of activity making them one of Serbia's most enduring metal acts. Their Serbian name for 'anesthesia' has guided a career that predates the country's independence.

Anestezja channels death and thrash metal from Warsaw since 2023. Their Polish name meaning 'anaesthesia' promises the numbing intensity their capital-city extremity delivers.

A thrash/death metal band from Kortrijk formed in 1988 whose career ran until 2000, placing them among the first generation of Belgian death and thrash hybrids. They contributed tracks to the Detonation compilation series in the early 1990s and featured various vocalists and guitarists including Frank "Liberty" Libeert before disbanding.

Angel 7 merges melodic death, power, and thrash metal from Kyiv since 2001. Over a quarter century of multi-genre compositions from the Ukrainian capital, they have sustained an ambitious triple-threat approach.

Angel Dust is a German heavy metal band formed in Dortmund in 1984, releasing their debut Into the Dark Past in 1986 during the height of the German speed and thrash metal movement. After disbanding in 1990, the band reformed in 1998 with a new vocalist and a significantly more melodic power metal orientation, signing to Century Media Records and releasing acclaimed albums including Border of Reality (1998), Bleed (1999), and Enlighten the Darkness (2000). They are one of the more notable examples of a German thrash act successfully reinventing themselves as a power metal band.

Active since the early 1990s in Murcia, Angel Negro played thrashcore fueled by the influence of Soziedad Alkoholika and Beer Mosh, with socially conscious lyrics delivered in Spanish. Their brief but fiery run produced demos like "Trashgüerta" and "Hombre Rico, Hombre Pobre" before the band disappeared in the mid-1990s.