Ohio black metal project. The portmanteau of abyss and lotus creates beautiful darkness from the Buckeye State.

Abyssus is a black metal band from Acworth, Georgia. Active since 2012, the band has built a discography of six releases including splits, EPs, and full-lengths, with 2022's "Death Revival" marking their most recent assault of orthodox black metal.

Intense Heavy Metal from El Paso.

Acanthostega is a black metal project from Mankato, Minnesota. Active since 2012 with a catalog of nine releases, the project takes an eclectic, experimental approach to black metal, releasing a steady stream of EPs and singles that push the genre's boundaries.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin black/death metal project named after the genus of death adders. Venomous extremity from Beer City.

Accursed is a black metal project of unknown origin. Since 2020, the project has released five recordings including the full-length "Hymns of Death And Misery," channeling raw hostility through a veil of lo-fi black metal.

Pensacola, Florida black metal project. The name's Promethean fury targets creation itself from the Gulf Coast.

Accursed Ordnance is a blackened heavy metal band from Worcester, Massachusetts. Their 2023 full-length "Scarred by Steel" delivers ten tracks that fuse the galloping energy of traditional heavy metal with black metal's raw, icy edge.

Accursed Wound is a black metal and dungeon synth project that originated in Chico, California before relocating to Lawrence, Kansas. Spanning from 2012's EP "Embrace The Forge" to 2020's full-length "Heroes Return," the project bridges raw black metal with the medieval atmospherics of dungeon synth.

Achaemenid is a raw black metal project from California. Named after the ancient Persian dynasty, the project channels historical mysticism through a lens of raw, unpolished black metal.

Achlyphos is a black metal project from Santa Rosa, California. Their 2020 full-length "Into Interdimensional Slumber Of Frozen Decay" delivers seven tracks of frigid, otherworldly black metal steeped in cosmic horror.

Ohio black metal project named after the Greek goddess of death mist. Atmospheric obscurity from the Buckeye State.

La Veta, Colorado black metal project. Medical terminology meets high-altitude isolation in one of Colorado's smallest mountain towns.

Acid is an atmospheric black metal and shoegaze project from Rock Hill, South Carolina. Their 2023 output — an EP and the full-length "Debossed" — blends tremolo-picked black metal with shimmering shoegaze textures and dreamy atmospherics.

San Diego black metal project. The name's chemical violence makes no compromises from Southern California's extreme underground.