Akris is a stoner/sludge metal band from Alexandria, Virginia, just across the Potomac from Washington, D.C.

Grand Rapids, Michigan black metal and hardcore punk project named after the ancient Ethiopian empire. African historical themes through West Michigan extremity.

Aktor is a black metal band from Colorado Springs, Colorado. With three releases between 2013 and 2025, including a Blue Öyster Cult cover ("I am the Psychic Wars"), the project blends classic metal reverence with black metal aesthetics.

Columbus, Ohio post-metal and psychedelic project. The Russian word for 'shark' adds predatory edge to atmospheric heaviness.

Chambersburg, Pennsylvania deathcore project. Franklin County breakdowns from the south-central PA borderlands.

Akyrviron is a symphonic epic power/folk metal band from Grants Pass, Oregon. With four releases between 2013 and 2020, the band crafts elaborate, multi-layered metal that draws from both European power metal grandeur and folk metal traditions.

Al is a stoner/doom metal band from Grand Rapids, Michigan. With eleven releases since 2020, the project has been remarkably prolific, delivering a steady stream of hazy, riff-heavy stoner doom.

Al Joseph is a progressive metal and shred guitarist originally from Boston, now based in Los Angeles. His 2013 full-length "Out In The Open" showcases virtuosic guitar work within a progressive metal framework, bridging the worlds of technical shred and melodic composition.

Alabama Church Fire is a doom/stoner metal band from the Rossville, Georgia/Chattanooga, Tennessee area. Their 2018 EP "Forever Homely and High" delivers three tracks of heavy, Southern-fried doom with a provocative band name that evokes the region's painful history.