Ohio black metal and melodic death metal project blending atmospheric darkness with Scandinavian-influenced harmonies from the Buckeye State.

Aequitas a Noctem is a melodic death metal band from Hastings-on-Hudson, a small village in New York's Westchester County. Their 2008 full-length "Descent Into Darkness" expanded on an earlier demo of the same name, delivering melodic death metal with a polished approach unusual for such a small-town origin.

Aerith is a melodic death metal project from Chico, California. Named after the iconic Final Fantasy character, the project's 2019 single "The Cosmic Winds" offers a glimpse of melodic death metal with a cosmic, fantastical edge.

Aesthetics of Creation is a melodic death metal project from Virginia. Their 2016 instrumental full-length "A Foreseen Demise" delivers melodic death metal stripped of vocals, letting the guitar work and arrangements speak for themselves across eleven tracks.

Aetheric is a melodic death metal project from Minneapolis, Minnesota. With nine releases since 2018 — including two full-lengths "delirium" and "dying embers" — the project has built a substantial body of atmospheric, emotionally textured melodic death metal with an introspective, lowercase-aesthetic sensibility.

Aetherius is a progressive metal band from North Chelmsford, Massachusetts. One of the most prolific acts in New England prog metal, the band has released four full-lengths and seven EPs since 2019, with titles like "Razed Youth" and "Things I Cannot Change" reflecting a deeply personal and emotionally driven approach to heavy progressive music.

After the Storm is a symphonic metal band from Pensacola, Florida. The band has released their single "Untitled." Their sound layers orchestral grandeur over a foundation of extreme metal.

Afterworldsmen is a melodic death metal band from New York City. With two EPs — "The Youngest Virtue" (2019) and the self-titled 2025 release — the band brings melodic death metal craftsmanship to the NYC metal scene.

Against the Damned is a melodic death metal band from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Their self-titled 2019 EP delivers six tracks of melodic death metal from a state rarely associated with the genre.