Death metal band from Zürich, Switzerland, formed as an independent act that later changed their name to Aside AD. Their album "Once We Were Humans" was recorded at Retro Studio and stands as a core release in their discography, situated in straightforward, unadorned death metal.

Absolutism is a technical death metal and grindcore band from Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2022, featuring Will Bedonow on guitars, Emre Akan on vocals, Jesper Boenigk on drums, and Gaspar Del Valle on bass. Their releases Blasting Trilok I, Asynchronous, and the 2025 album Stream of Consciousness deliver sharp, fast, unorthodox, and violent tech death grind exploring themes of burnout and societal pressure.

Absolutus Amorphos explores progressive death metal from Kimry in the Tver Region since 2014. Their Latin-Greek hybrid name meaning 'absolute formlessness' drives over a decade of compositionally ambitious death metal from this Upper Volga town.

Absolvtion operates at the intersection of black and death metal from Nantes since 2016, bringing extreme fury to Brittany's largest city. Their deliberately archaic spelling adds a ceremonial weight to their name.

Absonant has been a fixture of Kotka's black metal underground since 1995, making them one of the longer-running projects in the Kymenlaakso region. Their three decades of activity speak to an unwavering commitment to black metal from Finland's southeastern coast.

Death/thrash metal band from Aigle, Switzerland, active in the underground metal scene of the French-speaking Canton of Vaud. Their material places them in the tradition of technically driven death-thrash, blending aggression with intricate guitar work rooted in the Swiss extreme metal underground.

Absorption delivers metalcore from London since 2018, their name evoking the complete immersion their sound demands. The project contributes to the English capital's diverse heavy music landscape.

Absque Cor practices black metal from Mielec in the Subcarpathian region since 2017. Their Latin name meaning 'without heart' captures the cold, emotionless quality of their black metal from southeastern Poland.

Abstinence practices depressive black metal from Moscow since 2014. Their name — the deliberate denial of indulgence — creates a paradox with the emotional excess of their DSBM compositions from the Russian capital.