Agroth creates death metal from Luleå on the Gulf of Bothnia since 2018. From this Norrbotten steel-industry city near the Arctic Circle, they forge death metal tempered by subarctic cold.

Agruss channels atmospheric post-black, death, and sludge metal from Rivne in northwestern Ukraine since 2012. Their multi-genre approach draws from the vast forests and marshlands of the Volhynian landscape surrounding their city.

Agrypnie are a post-black metal and avant-garde metal band from the Groß-Gerau area of Germany, active since 2006, whose name references the medical condition of persistent sleeplessness. Their extensive catalog, from the 2006 debut F51.4 through the 2018 magnum opus Grenzgænger, spans over an hour of dynamic compositions that shift between fury and melancholy, earning them a devoted following in the European post-black metal scene.

Aguara delivers death metal from Lubin in Lower Silesia as of 2025. Named after a South American canid, their copper-mining-town origins bring mineral-hard brutality to the Polish death metal landscape.

Aguirre brings sludge metal from Bordeaux since 2010, named after the mad conquistador of Werner Herzog's legendary film. Their cinematic inspiration feeds a sound as relentless and unhinged as their namesake's doomed Amazon expedition.

Agun Agoni creates atmospheric black metal from Varese in northwestern Lombardy since 2016. Nestled between Milan and the Swiss border in the lake district, their geographic isolation feeds the contemplative, expansive quality of their atmospheric approach.

Agvares channels black metal from Vladivostok since 2020. Named after the demon Agares from the Ars Goetia, they summon infernal compositions from Russia's Pacific terminus — as far east as the country extends.

Agvirre channels black metal from Manchester since 2019, their name a nod to Werner Herzog's visionary exploration film. Their Mancunian origins feed atmospheric compositions that evoke doomed quests into the unknown.

Emerging from Vigo's metal scene in 2011, Agónica spent years refining their melodic death metal identity before recording their debut "A New Onset" in 2012 with producer Pedro Mendes at Ultrasound Studios. Their sound balances the aggression of Galician extreme metal with carefully layered melodic structures.