Thessaloniki's A Crack in Time blend melodic death metal with progressive metal ambition, creating technically accomplished compositions that balance aggression with intricate musicianship. Since 2011, they've drawn from the rich Greek metal tradition while incorporating modern progressive elements.

A solo project by Jonas Werling based in Rhineland-Palatinate, A Dance in Yellow blends melodic black metal and melodic death metal through a lens of Lovecraftian and Eldritch Horror mythology. Werling released The Cracks in the Wall in 2021 and Madness and Blood in 2022, building a self-described fusion of fear and anger into dense, atmospheric metal compositions.

A Day in Venice creates gothic and doom metal from Trieste, the Adriatic port city that sits at Italy's northeastern edge near the Slovenian border. Formed in 2014, their name invokes the romantic decay of Venice while their music inhabits the heavier, more melancholic terrain of doom.

A Day of No Sun crafts melodic black metal from Kraków since 2022. Their sunless-day name evokes the smog-shrouded winters of the former Polish capital, channeling atmospheric darkness through melodic sophistication.

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Volos-based A Diadem of Dead Stars craft atmospheric black metal of sweeping emotional depth, weaving melancholic tremolo melodies into vast, immersive soundscapes. Active since 2014, the project evokes the mystical landscapes of Thessaly through contemplative, layered compositions.

A Distant Sun has emanated atmospheric black and doom metal from Dublin since 2006, becoming one of Ireland's more enduring extreme metal projects. Their expansive sound evokes the grey skies and windswept coastlines of the Irish capital, merging vast atmospheric passages with crushing heaviness.

A Distorted Utopia delivers melodic death metal from Bedford since 2016, their oxymoronic name reflecting music that balances beauty and corruption. Their sound channels the tension between idealism and harsh reality.

An experimental sludge metal band from the Vogtland region of Saxony — with members from Auerbach, Plauen, Zwickau, and Rempesgrün — A Document Says occupy a dark, dissonant corner of German heavy music. Their music combines the weight and feedback of sludge with avant-garde structural unpredictability.