Alacrity delivers crossover and death metal from Warsaw since 2012. Their energetic name — meaning cheerful willingness — brings an unexpected enthusiasm to the violence of their punk-death fusion from the Polish capital.

Despite being born in the 1990s, Alacrán's four members play heavy and speed metal with the fire of an earlier era, proudly singing in Spanish over riffs that nod to the NWOTHM movement. Their 2024 album "Luzifer" distills Zaragoza's underground metal spirit into fast, unapologetic traditional metal.

Aladecorb carried the heavy metal torch from the tiny Catalan village of Serinyà for over a decade before splitting up in 2017. After the passing of member Jordi Zaporta, the remaining members reunited for one final tribute show in October 2019, closing a heartfelt chapter in Catalonia's grassroots metal community.

Aladåb plays heavy metal from Vaasa on Finland's western coast as of 2025. From this bilingual Finnish-Swedish city on the Gulf of Bothnia, they bring classic heavy metal energy to the Ostrobothnian metal scene.

Alagos has evolved from thrash and death metal into purer thrash territory from Tomsk in western Siberia since 2014. Over a decade from this historic Siberian university city, they have refined their approach to focused thrash intensity.

Alalutu practices black metal from Västerås since 2012. Their name, derived from Mesopotamian underworld mythology, brings Sumerian darkness to over a decade of Swedish black metal.

Alareikaz channels black metal from Västerbotten in northern Sweden since 2016. Their proto-Germanic name adds reconstructed ancient-language gravitas to black metal from the boreal forests of Norrland.

Alareiks delivers melodic death metal from London since 2016, named after the Visigothic king who sacked Rome. Their barbarian-conqueror inspiration feeds compositions that combine melodic sophistication with destructive force.

Alarion explores progressive metal from Utrecht since 2016. From the Netherlands' fourth-largest city and central railway hub, they navigate complex compositional territory with over a decade of progressive ambition.