Alatyr was a black and pagan metal band from Gomel, Belarus, formed in 1997 with themes of nature, homeland, and atavism. Now split up, the band released the demo "Agoj" (1999) and drew from Slavic folk traditions to craft an early example of Belarusian pagan metal.

Alba Viking merges progressive and thrash metal from Scotland starting in 2026, their Gaelic-Norse name combining Scottish and Viking heritage. The project represents the cutting edge of Scotland's newest metal generation.

Albertaising brings a fresh take on heavy metal from Madrid, combining contemporary songwriting sensibilities with classic metal instrumentation since 2023. Their approach offers a distinctly modern perspective within the Spanish capital's thriving traditional metal revival.

Albez Duz is an occult doom and heavy metal band from Berlin, active since 2006, whose catalog includes albums like Wings of Tzinacan, The Coming of Mictlan, and Enigmatic Rites. Their sound merges crushing doom heaviness with occult themes drawn from Mesoamerican and esoteric mythology, establishing them as a fixture of Berlin's underground metal scene.

Albino Slug creates avant-garde metal from Trondheim as of 2026. Their deliberately absurd name — a pale, shell-less gastropod — signals the unconventional creative vision driving their experimental approach from central Norway.

Albinö Rhino crafts stoner and doom metal from Helsinki since 2014. Their absurdist name — a white rhinoceros with a metal umlaut — captures the playful spirit behind their heavy, riff-worshipping Finnish stoner doom.

Albmara is a German melodic black metal project from Wiesbaden whose 2016 concept album Dunkelmahrs Buch spans nearly fifty minutes of epic, narrative-driven metal drawing from Germanic and Norse mythology. The limited-edition release, capped at one hundred copies with a twenty-page booklet, reflects the project's immersive storytelling ambitions across six compositions blending black, death, and viking metal elements.

Alburnum blends atmospheric and folk black metal from an undisclosed Dutch location since 2022. Their botanical name — referring to the living wood just beneath tree bark — suggests organic, forest-connected black metal.

Alcahest channels black metal from the French underground since 2021, named after the legendary universal solvent of alchemy. Their name suggests music that dissolves all resistance, leaving only the pure essence of extreme metal.