Chandler, Arizona folk metal project. The diacritical-marked name suggests European folk traditions filtered through suburban Phoenix.

Addaura is an atmospheric black metal band from Seattle, Washington. The band crafts immersive, Pacific Northwest-steeped black metal that mirrors the region's towering forests and grey skies.

Adder is a thrash and groove metal band from South Harrison Township, New Jersey. With four releases, the band delivers hard-hitting riffs that bridge the speed of thrash with groove metal's rhythmic punch.

Adelaide is a deathcore band from Columbia, Tennessee. With three releases, the band brings punishing breakdowns and extreme vocals to the Middle Tennessee metal scene.

Las Vegas-bred rockers Adelitas Way burst onto the hard rock scene in 2009 with their self-titled debut and the anthem 'Invincible,' which became a staple on ESPN and WWE programming. Frontman Rick DeJesus leads the band through arena-ready hooks and muscular guitar tones that draw from post-grunge and alternative metal traditions. Their consistent output of radio-friendly yet hard-hitting rock has kept them touring relentlessly across the US festival circuit.

Adelphophagy is a death metal band from Buffalo, New York. Named after the biological phenomenon of sibling cannibalism, the band delivers suitably savage death metal from the Western New York underground.

Adema is an American nu metal band formed in Bakersfield, California in 2000, featuring vocalist Mark Chavez, who is the half-brother of Korn's Jonathan Davis. The band signed to Arista Records and achieved mainstream visibility with their self-titled debut in 2001, driven by the singles "Giving In" and "The Way You Like It," followed by Unstable in 2003. Despite significant lineup instability throughout their career, they remained active with intermittent activity into the 2010s.

Ademus is a heavy and thrash metal band from Rhode Island. With six releases spanning their career, the band has been a consistent force in the New England metal scene, delivering classic heavy and thrash metal with staying power.

Adept is a death metal and deathcore band from Anderson, Indiana. The band brings extreme metal brutality to the Indiana underground.