Aegis channels melodic death metal from Schleswig in Germany's northernmost state since 2016. Their shield-like name protects a core of Scandinavian-influenced melodicism, naturally suited to their proximity to the Danish border.

Aeglos is a one-man metal project from Offenburg in southern Germany, founded in 2010 by Patrick Schneckenburger, who handles guitar, bass, vocals, and songwriting. Their 2014 debut album I spans nine tracks of Tolkien-influenced heavy metal across forty-six minutes, with songs like Balrog and Gil-Galad revealing the literary inspirations behind the project's name — the icicle-spear wielded by the Elven king.

Aegonia is an atmospheric metal project from Sofia, Bulgaria, founded in 2011 around a companion series of original fantasy novels. The band draws heavily from Bulgarian folklore — including themes of the mythological forest spirit Samodiva — and released the full-length "The Forgotten Song" (2019) and the EP "Moonlight Tales" (2022), blending heavy metal instrumentation with acoustic classical elements.

A melodic black metal band from Leuven, Flemish Brabant, formed in 1997 with lyrical themes focused on darkness, misanthropy, and societal contempt. The band was active through the late 1990s and early 2000s before splitting up, leaving behind a modest but earnest contribution to the Belgian black metal underground.

Aegrotum is a two-piece black metal band from Hesse, Germany, founded in 2007 by Antares and Samuel, who recorded three demos before releasing the full-length Pilgrim to Total Negation in 2014. Their 2012 compilation Hostimentum, limited to 100 copies through Sturmglanz, collects their early demo material into a document of the project's evolution from raw beginnings to refined misanthropy.

Aegrotus is an anonymous Finnish raw black metal project active since 2017, embracing the lo-fi hostility and obscured identity that define the genre's most uncompromising wing. Their Latin name, meaning "sick" or "diseased," reflects the pestilent nature of their sound.

Aegult channels raw black metal from Manchester since 2021, embracing the lo-fi hostility that defines the genre's most uncompromising wing. Their stripped-down approach draws darkness from one of England's most industrial cities.

Aehrebelsethe is a one-man pagan black metal project from the Basque Country, created by Akerbelex, who handles all instruments and vocals. The 2018 debut EP Gauaren Semeak, recorded during Samhain 2017 and limited to one hundred CDs, features lyrics in Euskera and draws on Basque mythology and cultural identity through raw pagan black metal.

AEiOU is a black metal project from Chemnitz, Germany, formed in 2021, exploring the genre's capacity for atmospheric darkness from the former Karl-Marx-Stadt in Saxony. The project adds to Chemnitz's growing reputation as a breeding ground for underground extreme metal in eastern Germany.