England's Aztec Winter create cavernous doom and drone metal that unfolds at glacial pace, enveloping the listener in dense layers of distortion and feedback. Since 2018, the project has explored the most minimal and meditative extremes of the doom spectrum.

A 2026 atmospheric black metal project from the UK, Azuraz craft shimmering, transcendent soundscapes through layered tremolo melodies and ethereal atmospherics. Their approach to black metal emphasises beauty and grandeur over raw aggression.

Azure delivers melodic death metal from Järvenpää since 2011, their sky-blue name contrasting with the intensity of their sound. Their output contributes to the greater Helsinki region's deep well of melodic extreme metal.

Azure Agony has explored progressive metal from Cervignano del Friuli in the Udine province since 2009. Their color-pain name — the agony of blue — drives compositions of vivid emotional intensity from the Friulian lowlands near the Slovenian border.

Northampton's Azure Lake merge post-metal atmospherics with progressive metal complexity, building expansive compositions that ebb and flow between delicate passages and crushing crescendos. Since 2018, they've crafted a sound that rewards patient, attentive listening.

Folkestone's Azurewrath combine black metal ferocity with symphonic grandeur, layering orchestral elements over blast beats and tremolo riffs to create a dramatic, cinematic sound. Active since 2017, the project bridges the gap between raw aggression and melodic ambition.

Azutboisuzs practices black metal from Šaštín-Stráže in western Slovakia since 2023. Their deliberately unpronounceable name adds enigmatic hostility to black metal from this pilgrimage town famous for its Marian basilica.

Azuth crafts ambient and atmospheric black metal from Donetsk since 2018, named after the Forgotten Realms deity of wizards and magic. From this war-affected eastern Ukrainian city, they channel arcane mysticism through expansive atmospheric compositions that seek transcendence beyond their troubled surroundings.

Azylya is a gothic metal band from Brussels, Belgium, formed in 2009 and signed to WormHoleDeath Records. The band pairs the clean female vocals of singer Jamie-Lee with keyboard-driven melodic metal and thrash-influenced riffing, crafting a sound the band describes as a contrast between hope and darkness.