Autoagresija delivers crossover and thrash metal from Čačak in western Serbia since 2017. Their Serbian name meaning 'self-aggression' captures the self-destructive energy of their punk-influenced thrash.

Autonomie delivers thrash metal, crossover, and hardcore from Hundvåg island in Stavanger since 2023. Their self-governance name suits the DIY spirit of punk-inflected thrash from this island suburb of Norway's energy capital.

Autopsia is a death and thrash metal band from Seligenstadt in Hesse, Germany, with roots stretching back to 1989, making them one of the oldest surviving acts in the German death-thrash underground. With over three decades of activity, the band predates many of the genre's conventions and has witnessed its entire evolution firsthand.

Autopsya thrashes from Loures in the Lisbon district since 2013. Their forensic-examination name drives a decade of anatomically precise thrash from this northern Lisbon suburb.

Avalanched thrashes from Västerås since 2023. Their past-tense natural-disaster name drives compositions of overwhelming velocity from this Västmanland lake city.

Avator is a heavy metal band with thrash elements from Germering near Munich, Germany, active since 1998, delivering over two decades of aggressive, riff-driven metal. The band represents the enduring vitality of the Bavarian heavy metal scene.

Averze thrashes with heavy metal and crossover influences from Blansko in the Moravian Karst region since 2013. Over a decade of activity from this cave-country town, they have built a reputation for no-nonsense aggression.

Awaited channels heavy and thrash metal from Apatin in Vojvodina since 2019. Their anticipatory name builds tension through compositions that deliver the metallic payoff their Danube-town audience expects.

Awakening Sun merges melodic death, thrash, and groove metal with metalcore from Vilnius since 2011. Their dawn-focused name drives over a decade of aggressive yet melodic compositions that span four overlapping subgenres.