Apollyon Rising delivers death and thrash metal from the Cheshire town of Ellesmere Port since 2009, named after the angel of the abyss from Revelation. Over fifteen years of extreme metal from the Wirral speaks to sustained commitment.

Groove-infused death metal band from Minsk, Belarus, whose albums include "Black Depth Domain" (2015), "Супраць Сонца / Against the Sun" (2017), and "type: HUMAN – status: INCOMPATIBLE." The band merges chunky down-tuned riffing and death metal intensity with the rhythmic drive characteristic of groove metal.

Apologize for Chaos delivers heavy metal and thrash metal from the Picard city of Amiens since 2022, their sarcastic name suggesting a band that feels no remorse for the sonic devastation they create. Their northern French origins feed a sound of controlled aggression.

Apologoethia channels black metal from Barcelona since 2017, contributing to the Catalan capital's remarkably deep well of extreme metal projects. Their sound explores the philosophical dimensions of darkness that their name evokes.

Apomorph delivers groove and thrash metal from Krasnoyarsk since 2016. Named after the emetic drug apomorphine, their Yenisei River city compositions induce rhythmic nausea through heavy grooves and thrash velocity.

Apontokation creates death metal from Guadix in Granada province since 2014. From this extraordinary Andalusian town where people still live in cave dwellings, they craft death metal with an underground provenance that is literally subterranean.

Apophis delivers death metal from Aalen in Baden-Württemberg since 2021, named after the Egyptian serpent god of chaos who threatens to devour the sun. From the eastern edge of the Swabian Alb, they bring ancient mythological destruction to modern death metal.

Apoplex is a speed and thrash metal band from Boblingen near Stuttgart, Germany, formed in 2014, delivering the fast, riff-driven intensity that has defined German thrash since the 1980s. The band carries the genre's legacy from the Baden-Wurttemberg region.

Athens' Apoplous ('departure' or 'voyage' in Greek) craft black metal inspired by nautical journeys and ancient Greek seafaring traditions. Emerging in 2023, they bring a maritime thematic dimension to the Hellenic black metal scene.