Absent Mind is a thrash metal and hardcore band from Chicago, Illinois. Across two EPs — 2016's "Brainwaves" and 2019's "Weight of the World" — the band fuses crossover thrash intensity with hardcore punk urgency.

Abstraction is a black metal project from the Appleton and Green Bay area of Wisconsin. Extraordinarily prolific since 2023, the project has released over a dozen albums and EPs spanning raw black metal, experimental soundscapes, and game soundtracks, showcasing a restless creative vision.

Mythological occult black/thrash metal from North Texas. Proscriptor McGovern's vision was unmatched.

Minnesota black metal project. The three-letter name — meaning 'father' in Arabic — adds unexpected cultural depth to North Country black metal.

Abysmal Chaos is a depressive and post-black metal project that originated in Frazier Park, California before relocating to Eugene, Oregon. Between 2016 and 2018, the project released two full-lengths and two EPs of introspective, atmospheric black metal steeped in melancholy.

Colossal Blackened Death / Doom Metal out of Texas.

Abyssal is a blackened melodic death metal band from Elgin, Illinois. Active since 2012, the band has released two full-lengths and two EPs that layer melodic sensibility over a foundation of blackened death metal ferocity.

Abyssal Rites is a black metal band from Tulsa, Oklahoma. Their 2019 full-length "Synesthesia Ritual" and 2020 follow-up EP "The Final Advance" deliver occult-tinged black metal from the heart of the Great Plains.

Abyssalborne is a raw black metal project shrouded in anonymity. Their 2023 EP "A God's Gambit" offers five tracks of lo-fi, uncompromising black metal stripped to its most essential elements.

Valdosta, Georgia death/thrash metal project. The name evokes infinite depth from South Georgia's agricultural flatlands.

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.