Abiosis creates gothic metal from Zwickau in Saxony since 2014, named after the absence of life. From the east German city once known for its Trabant automobile production, they craft darkly atmospheric compositions.

Mezokovecsháza's Abiozis ('abiosis' - absence of life) deliver black metal from the Hungarian Great Plain, channelling desolation and emptiness through raw, lo-fi compositions. Active since 2016, the project transforms the flatlands' stark beauty into extreme sonic expression.

Abishail is a black metal project that emerged from Hyvinkää in 2025, representing Finland's newest generation of black metal artists. The biblical name signals a project rooted in dark spiritual themes.

Abisme is a death and black metal band from Barcelona, Spain, with roots in 2017 and Swedish death metal influences, whose debut album As Fear Falls In delivers six tracks of blackened death metal serving as a voice against patriarchal consumer society. The band was founded by Joan, Anna, Uri, and Manel, with artwork created by Anna and the album self-produced and mixed by Joan.

Abisso delivers black metal from Cagliari, the Sardinian capital perched above the Mediterranean, since 2023. Their Italian name meaning 'abyss' drives a sound that plunges into the deepest registers of darkness from this island outpost.

Abiura has practiced death metal from Cagliari since 2021, adding to Sardinia's growing extreme metal community. Their name, Italian for 'abjuration' or 'recantation,' speaks to a rejection of orthodoxy that their brutal approach embodies.

Abject 666 channels black metal from the rural Allier village of Neuilly-le-Réal since 2019, proving that the genre thrives in France's most remote corners. Their numerologically charged name and countryside origins create an intriguing contrast.

Abjection delivers black metal from the Loire Valley city of Tours since 2021, bringing darkness to one of France's most celebrated cultural regions. Their sound channels the medieval grandeur of the château country through black metal's most austere lens.

Abjekt brings death metal to Angers since 2023, contributing to the Maine-et-Loire capital's underground extreme metal presence. Their deliberately misspelled name signals a raw, unpolished approach to brutality.