Anthriel crafts neoclassical progressive metal from Tampere, blending orchestral elements with technical proficiency across albums like "The Pathway" and "Transcendence." Their sound fuses the grandeur of neoclassical composition with progressive metal's structural ambition, creating music that feels like a cinematic journey.

Anthro Halaust practices black metal from Kharkiv since 2012. Their name, suggesting human destruction, drives over a decade of misanthropic compositions from Ukraine's second-largest city.

Anthrocite delivers death metal from the Scottish city of Perth since 2016, their anthracite-coal name evoking the dense, carbon-rich intensity of their sound. Their Tayside origins feed a distinctly Scottish approach to extreme metal.

A death metal band from Halle, Flemish Brabant, formed in November 2007 by guitarist Glenn and drummer Maxime with the stated aim of producing death metal "as brutal as possible" through frenetic rhythms, aggressive percussion, and gore-inflected lyrics. Their debut full-length Anima In Decay (2017) contains nine original tracks plus a bonus track.

Anthropia explores progressive metal from the Nice and Antibes area on the Côte d'Azur since 2009, bringing technical sophistication to the Mediterranean riviera. Their humanistic name reflects a project centered on the complexity of the human experience.

Anthropoid channels doom and sludge metal from Napajedla in the Zlín Region since 2018, sharing their name with the WWII operation to assassinate Reinhard Heydrich in Prague. This Czech wartime reference brings historical weight to their crushing, slow-tempo heaviness.

Anthropoid Idol is a black and death metal band from Copenhagen, Denmark, formed in 2024, whose name evokes primitive, totemic imagery fitting the primal extremity of their combined black and death metal approach. The band is among the newest extreme metal acts in the Copenhagen scene.

Anthropologist delivers death metal from Helsinki since 2024, approaching the genre with the analytical precision their scientific name implies. The project represents the newest wave of death metal emerging from Finland's capital.

Anthropomancy merges death and doom metal from West Yorkshire since 2019, named after the ancient practice of divination through human entrails. Their gruesome divinatory name suits the visceral horror of their compositions.

Anthropophagite delivers death metal from the naval city of Portsmouth since 2019, their cannibal-referencing name drawing from Shakespeare's use of the word. Their Hampshire origins feed a distinctly literary approach to extreme metal.

Anthropovore channels black metal from Paris since 2021, their man-eating name signaling a project intent on consuming all that is human. The project adds a misanthropic voice to the French capital's dense black metal community.

Anthurium weaves progressive and symphonic metal from the small Catalan town of Santa Eugènia de Berga, creating elaborate compositions that draw from both classical and metal traditions. Since 2019, the project has cultivated a layered, intricate sound that defies their rural origins.

Anti Anti Anti is a thrash metal and crossover band from Cologne, Germany, formed in 2014, blending the speed and fury of thrash metal with the raw energy and attitude of punk-influenced crossover. The band brings a confrontational, high-energy approach to the Rhineland metal and punk scenes.

Anti Dote thrashes from Bruges since 2017, channeling the medieval city's dark history into high-speed aggression. Their pharmaceutical name, split into two words, suggests a cure that might be worse than the disease.

Anti Flesh Nimbus creates melodic death metal from Magdeburg since 2015, their surreal name evoking a hostile aura surrounding corporeal existence. From the capital of Saxony-Anhalt on the Elbe, they craft Scandinavian-influenced melodeath with German precision.