Aerial View is a progressive metal band from Sacramento, California. With two EPs and a single released between 2014 and 2017, the band crafts technically accomplished progressive metal that draws from both the djent movement and classic prog influences.

Aeronwen is a symphonic progressive metal band from San Diego, California. Their 2023 debut full-length "Fallen in Ruin" combines orchestral grandeur with progressive metal complexity across eight tracks, a polished entry into the Southern California metal scene.

Los Angeles groove metal and progressive project. The Latin name — meaning 'heat' or 'tide' — channels LA's dual nature of sunshine and ocean.

Augusta, Maine progressive metal project. Fallen from the upper atmosphere into the Pine Tree State's capital.

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.

Afterimage is a death metal and metalcore band from Barrington, Illinois. Across two full-lengths — "Lumière" (2015) and "EVE" (2018) — and an EP, the band has evolved from metalcore roots into more death-metal-influenced territory, with French-titled albums hinting at artistic ambitions beyond the genre norm.

Afterlife is a technical death metal band from Mishawaka, Indiana. With six EPs released in rapid succession across 2021-2022, the project maintains a prolific output of technically demanding death metal.

New York City djent and progressive metal project. Forward-thinking heaviness from the world's cultural capital.

Greenville, Ohio progressive metal project. The name promises renewal after the cold from small-town western Ohio.