Atys creates experimental and industrial black metal from Deva in Hunedoara County since 2016. From this Transylvanian city beneath the ruins of a medieval fortress, they push black metal into unconventional industrial territory.

Au Loin crafts atmospheric black metal from Brittany since 2025, their French name meaning "in the distance" perfectly capturing the vast, remote quality of their soundscapes. The project channels Brittany's Atlantic horizons into expansive compositions.

Au-Delà channels black metal from the Franche-Comté city of Belfort since 2018, their French name meaning "beyond" reflecting compositions that reach past conventional boundaries. Their eastern French origins connect them to the Jura borderland's extreme metal tradition.

Au-Dessus creates post-black metal from Vilnius since 2017, their French name meaning 'above' signaling an ascendent, transcendent vision of black metal. Their Lithuanian-French cultural intersection produces atmospheric compositions that rise above genre conventions.

Aube channels post-black metal from Metz in Lorraine since 2020, their French name meaning 'dawn' guiding compositions that explore the liminal moment between darkness and light. From this fortified city near the German border, they craft atmospheric metal of subtle beauty.

Yorkshire black metal project Aubzagl channel bleak, windswept atmospheres through raw production and hypnotic repetition. Active since 2018, the project explores the desolate beauty of the English moorlands through a lens of second-wave black metal aesthetics.

Audet Mori is a depressive black metal project from Germany, formed in 2024, whose Latin name meaning 'dares to die' captures the despairing essence of the DSBM tradition. The project channels existential anguish through the raw, emotionally extreme framework of depressive black metal.

Audhumpla is a death and thrash metal band from Dresden, Germany, formed in 2018, whose tongue-in-cheek releases like Udders of Men, Udder Destruction, and Chronicles of M'uh: The Endboss Trilogy reveal a band that pairs extreme metal aggression with irreverent bovine-themed humor. The band's name references Audhumla, the primeval cow from Norse mythology.

Audience is a progressive metal band from Lingen in Lower Saxony, Germany, formed in 2015, exploring the genre's characteristic interplay of complex compositions, dynamic shifts, and technical musicianship. The band brings progressive metal ambition to the Emsland region near the Dutch border.