A Billion Limbs delivers death metal, deathcore, and groove metal from Southend-on-Sea since 2014, bringing a writhing mass of extremity to the Essex coast. Their grotesque name captures the overwhelming, many-armed assault of their sound.

A Blackened Sight is a metalcore band from Colmenar Viejo near Madrid, Spain, formed in 2012, blending metalcore, melodic death metal, and progressive metal influences. Their discography includes the self-titled release, Bodies on the Road, TiK ToK, and the 2018 single Kintsukuroi, named after the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold.

A melodic death and groove metal five-piece from Duisburg, A Bond Between formed in early 2021 and released their debut EP Of Light & Suffering in October 2022. The band's lyrics confront inner conflict, depression, and societal pressure, delivered through a combination of guttural and clean vocals over melodic, groove-heavy riffing.

A Cat in the Brain takes its name from Lucio Fulci's 1990 horror film, delivering death metal from Rome as of 2025. Their cinematic-horror identity channels the Italian capital's legacy of giallo and splatter cinema into extreme metal form.

A Chance at Life creates depressive black metal from an undisclosed Russian location since 2024. Their desperately hopeful name creates a devastating contrast with the suicidal despair of their DSBM compositions.

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 Cold Dead Body has navigated the murky territory between progressive sludge metal and post-hardcore from the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region since 2010. Based between Udine and Pordenone, they bring a northeastern Italian perspective to heavy music that prioritizes texture and atmosphere over sheer aggression.

A Cold Sun channels depressive black metal from an undisclosed Italian location since 2017. Their name evokes the paradox of a star stripped of its warmth, matching the emotional frigidity and isolated despair at the core of their sound.

A Constant Storm blends melodic death and black metal with progressive, gothic, and folk elements from Porto since 2014. Their tempestuous name captures the relentless creative energy driving their genre-spanning approach from Portugal's northern capital.