Aggrieved delivers thrash metal from Newcastle upon Tyne since 2022, their angry name capturing the righteous fury that fuels their Tyneside riffing. Their northeast English origins feed a distinctly blue-collar approach to thrash.

Agharta plays heavy and neoclassical metal from Groningen since 2008, named after the legendary underground kingdom. From the university city that serves as the cultural capital of the northern Netherlands, they bring classical sophistication to heavy metal.

Aghast the Light explores experimental black metal from England since 2022, their name evoking horror at the approach of illumination. Their approach pushes black metal beyond conventional boundaries into uncharted sonic territory.

Aghone has been channeling black metal from the Alpine city of Grenoble since 2010, drawing from the Isère valley's dramatic mountain landscape. Over a decade of activity has established them within the Dauphiné region's extreme metal community.

Aghor is an old-school death metal band from Tallinn, Estonia, formed in 2013, featuring members from Estonian metal acts Loits, Forgotten Sunrise, and Horricane. Their releases, including the Awe!Demo(n) demo, Necrolivonica, and the 2018 vinyl EP Graves With No Crosses, deliver medium-spicy, straightforward mid-tempo death metal with punk influences, produced with cover artwork by Juha Vuorma who has worked with Autopsy and Edge of Sanity.

Agincourt delivers heavy metal from the Birmingham suburb of Sutton Coldfield since 2008, named after the legendary 1415 English victory in France. Nearly two decades of battle-themed metal from the West Midlands speak to sustained commitment.

Agitat Solum creates sludge, stoner, and doom metal from Loures in the Lisbon district as of 2026. Their Latin name meaning 'shake the ground' captures the seismic heaviness of their freshly forged sound.

Agitation are a thrash metal band from the Tuttlingen/Villingen-Schwenningen area of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, formed in 2021, delivering riff-driven aggression from the Black Forest region. Their sound carries the relentless energy that defines thrash metal's most urgent traditions.

Aglomerat channels melodic death and groove metal from Nizhny Novgorod since 2023. Their industrial-materials name — an agglomerate being a mass of fused fragments — captures the welded-together quality of their dual-genre approach.