Ashes Reborn delivers death and thrash metal from Guimarães since 2018. Their phoenix-like name promises resurrection through fire, channeled through aggressive extremity from the birthplace of Portugal.

Ashes to Ember is a melodic death metal and metalcore band from Werne in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, formed in 2022, fusing melodic death metal's dual-guitar harmonies with metalcore's rhythmic aggression. The band represents the younger generation of the melodic extreme metal crossover in the Ruhr area.

Ashine delivers melodic death and groove metal from Ptuj, one of Slovenia's oldest towns, since 2015. From the banks of the Drava River beneath a medieval castle, they bring a decade of melodic heaviness.

Ashlands creates atmospheric black metal and ambient from Foligno in Umbria since 2019. Their desolate name evokes barren landscapes, which they render through vast atmospheric passages from the green heart of Italy.

Ashra plays heavy metal from Valladolid in Castile and León since 1995, making them one of the region's longest-running metal acts with three decades of activity. Their persistence from the historical capital of Spain has produced a substantial legacy in the Castilian metal underground.

Ashram plays power metal from Lecce in Puglia's Salento peninsula since 2012. Named after the Hindu spiritual retreat, they bring an Eastern philosophical dimension to power metal from the Baroque pearl of southern Italy.

Ashtar are a Basel duo formed in 2012 by Marko and Nadine Lehtinen, both veterans of the Swiss doom acts Phased and shEver, crafting a haunting hybrid of black metal, sludge, and doom built on down-tuned riffs, heavy bass, and layered, dissonant melodies. Signed to Northern Fog Records, they have released four albums — "Ilmasaari" (2015), "Kaikuja" (2020), "Wandering Through Time" (2023), and "The Return of the Frozen Souls" (2024).

Ashtavakra is a black and death metal project from Germany, formed in 2016, named after the Hindu sage whose name means 'eight bends,' suggesting a thematic interest in Eastern mysticism within the extreme metal framework. The project blends black and death metal influences into a harsh, uncompromising sound.

Solihull's Ashtureth fuse death and thrash metal into a relentless assault of tremolo-picked fury and pummelling breakdowns. Formed in 2017, their sound draws equally from the ferocity of early Morbid Angel and the precision of Bay Area thrash.