Alcstones plays speed and heavy metal with hard rock influences from Verona since 2023. Their name, a portmanteau suggesting alchemical stones, drives a sound rooted in the classic traditions of metal's most foundational subgenres.

Alcyon merges heavy and progressive metal from the Pyrenean town of Tarbes since 2018, channeling the mountainous grandeur of the Hautes-Pyrénées into ambitious compositions. Their mythological name, referencing the halcyon bird, evokes a calm that belies their sonic weight.

Alcyona is a symphonic metal band from Minsk, Belarus, formed in 2012 and driven by keyboardist and principal composer Natalia Malei. Signed to Pride & Joy Music, the band released their debut album "Trailblazer" (2018), recorded at ALCYONA Records in Minsk, featuring female lead vocals atop orchestrated heavy metal that Malei calls "Symphonic/Landscape metal."

Ald Daedroth is a one-person Austrian raw ambient black metal project drawing direct lyrical and conceptual inspiration from the Elder Scrolls video game universe, with releases including Blizzards of the Bloodmoon and Chamber of Tukushapal. The project operates under Blackflame Records and sits at the crossroads of raw black metal, dark ambient, and video game lore, carving out an unusual niche in the underground.

Aldaaron channels black metal with pagan elements from the Alpine city of Grenoble since 2007, drawing from the pre-Christian traditions and mountain mythology of the Dauphiné. Their nearly two-decade commitment to atmospheric pagan black metal has made them a fixture of the Isère underground.

Emerging from the mist-covered mountains of Asturias in 2018, Alder Tree weaves black metal's ferocity with doom metal's crushing weight into atmospheric compositions. The project channels northern Spain's rugged natural landscapes into a sound that shifts between blast-beat intensity and glacial, suffocating heaviness.

Aldikon creates melodic death metal from Blagoveshchensk on the Chinese border since 2018. From this Far Eastern city directly across the Amur River from the Chinese city of Heihe, they craft melodic extremity at the edge of two civilizations.

Aldor channels melodic death and thrash metal from Moscow since 2013. Over a decade in the Russian capital, they have crafted compositions that blend Scandinavian-influenced melody with thrash aggression.

Aldorfrea channels black metal from Lancashire since 2021, their Old English-sounding name evoking ancient Anglo-Saxon darkness. Their northwest English origins feed a sound rooted in the region's pre-Norman heritage.