Abducted is a progressive death metal band from Port Huron, Michigan. Their 2016 full-length "I See The World" delivers ten tracks that weave progressive complexity through a death metal foundation.

Abduction is a heavy and thrash metal band from Danbury, Connecticut. Since 2016, the band has released a full-length, two EPs, and a demo, blending high-energy thrash riffs with hard rock swagger.

Accomplice is a progressive metal and rock band from Corona, California. Their 2016 EP "Los Angeles: The Abduction" delivers six tracks of concept-driven progressive metal with cinematic ambition.

Acedia is a melodic death metal band from St. Louis, Missouri. Their catalog includes the 2017 full-length "Speculum Humanae Salvationis" and 2020 EP "Selfhatred.Addiction," blending melodic death metal's twin-guitar harmonies with introspective lyrical themes.

Tampa/Denver heavy metal and prog project named after the Greek hero. The move from Florida to Colorado mirrors a trajectory from death metal ground zero to the Mile High City.

Acolyte is a progressive and atmospheric black metal band from Fargo, North Dakota. With two releases, the band crafts expansive, layered black metal that draws from the stark, open landscapes of the Northern Plains.

Chicago progressive metal project. The political term for absence of government applied to genre-defying heaviness.

Cary, North Carolina progressive metal project. The philosophical term for acting against one's better judgment channels moral struggle through technical metal.

Across the Sun is a progressive metalcore band from Portland, Oregon, formed in 2004. The band built their sound across a series of EPs — including the well-received Pestilence & Rapture in 2009 — before releasing their debut full-length Before the Night Takes Us in 2011 on Metal Blade Records. Their music fuses melodic progressive metal architecture with metalcore aggression and dual vocal approaches.