Aphellium creates melodic groove metal and metalcore from Warsaw since 2018. Their astronomical name — referencing the point farthest from the sun — drives compositions that explore the distance between melody and aggression.

Aphid delivers melodic groove metal from Tralee in County Kerry, one of Ireland's westernmost towns and an unlikely hotbed for metal since their 2007 formation. Their insectile name belies the muscular, hook-laden heaviness they bring from the rural southwest.

Aphis is a Viennese death/doom band whose Bandcamp identity connects to the ophis.bandcamp.com page — whether a direct alias or closely affiliated project of the Hamburg death/doom band Ophis, the aesthetic overlap is striking: nihilistic, slow-motion heaviness with an uncompromising "no light, no destination" ethos. The music leans into massive, crushing riffs and bleak atmosphere drawn from the genre's early-90s roots.

Aphob delivers death metal from the Loire-Atlantique port of Saint-Nazaire since 2019, channeling the industrial shipbuilding city's blue-collar intensity into brutal compositions. Their fearless name suits a band that confronts the genre's most demanding technical challenges.

Aphonic Threnody delivers funeral doom metal from England since 2013, their name combining voicelessness with a song of lamentation. Over a decade of glacially-paced compositions place them among the UK's most committed funeral doom practitioners.

Aphor channels black metal from Paris since 2019, their brief, aphoristic name reflecting a project that distills extreme metal to its essential elements. Their Parisian origins connect them to one of Europe's deepest black metal wells.

Aphotic delivers brutal death metal from the Fife, Glasgow, and Perth corridor since 2022, their lightless name evoking the crushing darkness of their sound. Their multi-city Scottish origins reflect a collaborative approach to brutality.

Aphotic Moon channels black metal from the UK underground since 2024, their dark-lunar name evoking the shadowed side of the night sky. The project brings lunar-inspired atmosphere to the latest wave of British black metal.

Aphranya channels atmospheric death metal from Kočovce in the Trenčín district since 2009. Nearly two decades from this small western Slovak village, they have crafted atmospheric compositions of death metal sophistication.