Apatra delivers death and thrash metal from Moscow since 2017. Their name, possibly derived from the Greek word for deception, drives compositions of duplicitous aggression from the Russian capital.

Apea channels black metal from the western Finnish port city of Pori since 2022, contributing to the Satakunta region's growing extreme metal presence. Their Finnish name, meaning "sad" or "gloomy," perfectly captures the emotional tone of their output.

Apega is a black metal band from Kothen in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, formed in 2015, whose releases include the Pestilence album and Temple of Doom demo. The band takes its name from the ancient torture device of Nabis of Sparta, channeling historical cruelty through the aggressive framework of black metal.

Apeiron is a melodic death metal band from Heppenheim on the Bergstrasse in Hesse, Germany, formed in 2019, blending melodic guitar harmonies with death metal's aggression. The band's name, drawn from the ancient Greek concept of the infinite and boundless, reflects an ambitious approach to the genre.

Apep is a death metal band from Zwickau in Saxony, Germany, formed in 2017, named after the ancient Egyptian serpent deity of chaos and darkness. The band channels death metal's primal ferocity from the industrial heartland of western Saxony.

Apes with Hobbies explores progressive metal from London since 2011, their wonderfully absurd name bringing irreverent humor to the genre's often-serious pretensions. Over a decade of compositionally adventurous metal speaks to sustained creativity.

Apex Terror practices black metal from Sevastopol since 2012. Their peak-of-fear name drives over a decade of compositions from this fortified Black Sea city, channeling its military history into extreme metal.

Apheiron channels black metal from Nowy Sącz in Lesser Poland since 2008. Their name, derived from the Greek concept of the boundless or infinite, drives nearly two decades of black metal from this Carpathian mountain town.

Aphel is a death metal band from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2016, contributing to the capital's diverse and thriving extreme metal community. The band's name, referencing the orbital point farthest from a star, suggests a cold, distant quality in their approach to death metal.