Agon is an avant-garde black metal project that originated in Miami, Florida before relocating to Berlin. Their 2020 EP "Engraved Power" and 2024 single "KRONOS" suggest a project pushing black metal into experimental, boundary-defying territory across continents.

Charlotte, North Carolina black metal project. The name paints a canyon of suffering in the Queen City's underground.

New York City black metal project. Named after the demon queen of the night, adding Jewish demonology to NYC's diverse black metal scene.

Agriculture is a post-black metal band from Los Angeles that has quickly become one of the most talked-about acts in American underground metal. Formed by members of the hardcore and punk scenes, the band's approach to black metal is informed by shoegaze, post-rock, and a DIY ethos, earning critical acclaim and festival appearances since their emergence in 2022.

Agrinex is a black metal band from Des Moines, Iowa. Their 2016 full-length "Forsaken Ancestral Blood" delivers eight tracks of black metal from the heartland, one of the genre's least expected geographic strongholds.

Ah Ciliz is an atmospheric and depressive black metal project from Seattle, Washington. With two EPs — "Led Astray" (2012) and "Umbra" (2014) — the project channels the grey, rain-soaked atmosphere of the Pacific Northwest into contemplative black metal.

Ahein Cied is a black metal project from Allentown, Pennsylvania. Their 2016 full-length "Sekrat" delivers eight tracks of black metal from the Lehigh Valley.

Ahriman is a death/black metal band from Toledo, Ohio named after the Zoroastrian spirit of destruction. Active since 1997, the band has released four recordings over twenty-five years, with Hungarian-titled tracks like "Bőrkoporsó" suggesting Eastern European cultural connections.

Auburn, Washington black metal project named after a creek in the Yakima Valley. Pacific Northwest geography channeled through atmospheric extremity.

Ahzidal is a black metal band from St. Louis, Missouri. Named after a Dragon Priest from The Elder Scrolls, the band has released three recordings between 2017 and 2026, including the full-length "Gaiar Alata" — another Elder Scrolls reference — blending gaming culture with black metal.

Ahí Náahaí is an atmospheric black metal project from Cameron, Arizona on the Navajo Nation. The project's name and EP title "Niséyá (I Went And Have Returned)" are in the Navajo language, making this one of the only Indigenous-language black metal projects in the United States. Their 2025 full-length "Astral Lights In A Cosmic Burial" deepens the project's unique cultural perspective.

Ails is a black metal band from Oakland, California featuring former members of Ludicra, one of the Bay Area's most celebrated black metal acts. Their 2018 EP "The Unraveling" carries forward the atmospheric, emotionally complex black metal that defined their prior band.

Airs is a project from San Francisco that began as black metal/shoegaze before evolving into post-rock, shoegaze, and experimental territory. With five releases between 2013 and 2015 — including the full-length "Adore" — the project represents the genre-fluid experimentation that defines the Bay Area music scene.

Self-styled "Blackened Crowleyan Doom" — psychedelic blues and crushing doom filtered through the occult lens of Aleister Crowley.

Whittier, California black metal project named after the Zoroastrian demon of evil intent. Ancient Persian darkness from the LA suburbs.