Agnostic Priest is a thrash and speed metal band from Oakland, California. Their 2019 full-length "Final Stand" delivers eight tracks of high-velocity thrash from the East Bay.

Los Angeles thrash metal project. The name suggests a state of unknowing — ignorance weaponized through speed and aggression.

Agon is an avant-garde black metal project that originated in Miami, Florida before relocating to Berlin. Their 2020 EP "Engraved Power" and 2024 single "KRONOS" suggest a project pushing black metal into experimental, boundary-defying territory across continents.

Agonal is a doom/death/gothic metal project from Jackson, Kentucky. Their 2021 EP "Soul Loss" delivers four tracks of melancholic doom-death from deep in Appalachian Kentucky.

Agonia is a death/thrash metal band from Los Angeles with an extraordinarily prolific output — fourteen releases since 2024 alone. The project's relentless pace includes multiple full-lengths, EPs, and singles that suggest either a deep well of material or a one-person creative torrent.

Agonist is a melodic death metal band from Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Not to be confused with Canadian band The Agonist, this act has released three recordings including the full-length "Liwjatan I" and the EP "Funerary Desecration," both in 2020.

Agonizing Torture is a brutal death metal band with deathcore elements from Houston, Texas. Their 2021 EP "Chambers of Torture" lives up to the band's name with five tracks of punishing extremity from the Texas Gulf Coast.

Agony is a crossover band from New Bedford, Massachusetts with a surprisingly deep catalog of ten releases spanning 2010 to 2020. The band's output includes everything from singles clubs to full-lengths like "Big Cinnamon," reflecting the eclectic DIY energy of the southeastern Massachusetts punk and metal scene.

Charlotte, North Carolina black metal project. The name paints a canyon of suffering in the Queen City's underground.