Althru is an experimental grindcore and death metal side project from Hamburg, Germany, formed by two-thirds of the band dxtxpxcxoxlxox, featuring A. on guitar, bass, taglharpa, and throat singing, N. on vocals and synth, and E. on drums. Their 2024 EP Nidar Effigy packs seven tracks into roughly twelve minutes of chaotic, dissonant extremity that blends avant-garde instrumentation with brutal death metal intensity.

Altjira merges heavy and thrash metal from Parma since 2017, named after the Aboriginal Australian sky deity who dreamed the world into existence. This cross-hemispheric mythological reference lends cosmic weight to their Emilian metal.

Altlut creates doom and post-metal from Iași since 2022. From this northeastern Romanian university city with deep literary and artistic traditions, they craft patient, atmospheric heaviness.

Emerging from the small Asturian coastal town of Navia in 2022, Alto Riesgo delivers unpretentious heavy metal with the blue-collar intensity their name implies. Their sound carries the rugged spirit of northern Spain's industrial heritage.

Altruismus is a gothic metal band from Dortmund, Germany, formed in 2011, working within the dark, melodic framework of gothic metal that has deep roots in the German scene. The band explores themes of emotional weight and contrast through the genre's signature blend of heaviness and atmosphere.

Altus has been delivering groove and stoner metal from Belfast since 2001, making them one of Northern Ireland's longest-running heavy acts. Over two decades of rhythmically driven heaviness speak to extraordinary persistence within the Belfast metal community.

Altvater is a folk and black metal project from Dresden, Germany, formed in 2018, merging the rawness of black metal with folk elements rooted in Germanic tradition. The project draws on ancestral themes suggested by its name, which translates to 'forefather' in German.

Altwald channels black metal from an undisclosed Russian location since 2012. Their German name meaning 'old forest' drives over a decade of sylvan black metal rooted in the primeval woodlands of the imagination.

Alucarda is a doom metal and punk band from Copenhagen, Denmark, formed in 2013, named after the 1977 Mexican horror film, blending fuzz-drenched heaviness with garage rock energy and punk attitude. Their releases D.F.F.L and Raw Howls deliver a raw, distortion-soaked approach to heavy music.