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.

Kansas City, Missouri death metal project. Phonetic aggression from the heart of the Midwest.

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

Haverhill, Massachusetts death metal project. Merrimack Valley extremity from the birthplace of Dustin Pedroia.

Florida death metal and funeral doom project. The Greek word for 'unclean' channels impurity through the Sunshine State's slowest, heaviest sounds.

Black metal project of unknown origin named after the neurological condition of restless agitation. Uncomfortable extremity.

Akeldama is a death metal band from Richmond, Virginia. Named after the 'Field of Blood' from biblical tradition, the band has released three recordings between 2011 and 2014, with their full-length "Everything Beautiful" offering a counterpoint to their violent musical approach.

Akem Manah is a doom/death metal band that started in Seattle before relocating to Eugene, Oregon. Named after a Zoroastrian demon of evil intent, the band's 2024 remastered full-length "The Testament of Sealant Mound" delivers crushing doom-death steeped in ancient mythological themes.

Akephalos is a brutal death metal band from Owensboro, Kentucky. Named after the 'headless one' of Greek magical tradition, their 2017 demo "Headless Demon Angel" delivers ten tracks of pummeling brutality from an unexpected corner of the American South.