Alkatrazz delivers NWOBHM-inspired heavy metal from the Kent county town of Maidstone since 2021, channeling the inescapable intensity of the famous prison their name references. Their classic metal approach honors the golden age of British heavy metal.

Formed in Prague in 1991, Alkehol play a rough-edged brand of heavy metal crossed with punk rock, with alcohol as their defining lyrical theme. The band contributed tracks to several early 1990s Czech metal compilations, including Masters of Czech Metal, and have remained active and unsigned for over three decades.

Alkemia creates death and doom metal from Uppsala since 2023. Their alchemical name drives compositions that transmute the dual heaviness of death and doom from Sweden's ancient university capital.

Alkemisti channels black metal from Helsinki since 2024, their alchemical name suggesting a project intent on transmuting base elements into extreme metal gold. The project joins Helsinki's seemingly endless roster of black metal acts.

Alkemy channels deathcore from Bergamo since 2019, transmuting the base metals of hardcore breakdowns and death metal extremity into their own brand of modern heaviness. From this Lombard hill city beneath the Orobie Alps, they forge punishing compositions.

Formed in Zomergem in 2005, Alkerdeel built their sound from partially improvised garage sessions using only guitar, drum, and voice recorded on tape — no bass. Their catalog runs from the raw sludge/black crushing of De Bollaf! (2008) and De Speenzalvinge (2010) through collaborations with Gnaw Their Tongues, to the stripped-down raw black metal of Slonk (2021) on Consouling Sounds.

Operating from the Andalusian town of Montilla since 2013, Alkhemit fuses groove and thrash metal into a hard-hitting blend built on chunky riffs and punishing rhythms. Their sound draws from the volatile chemistry between Pantera-style groove and Bay Area thrash aggression.

Alkhimya fuses black and death metal from the Alsatian city of Mulhouse since 2016, their alchemical name reflecting the transformation of base sonic elements into extreme metal gold. Their eastern French origins connect them to the Rhine valley's cross-border metal traditions.

Alkimista crafts doom and death metal from Lisbon since 2018. Their Portuguese spelling of 'alchemist' connects to the country's Age of Discovery heritage while their sound transforms base heaviness into dark art.