Afghan Haze is a stoner, sludge, and doom metal band from Connecticut. With two full-lengths — "Nihilistic Stoner Hymns" and "Sermons of Filth and Disgust" — and two EPs, the band delivers exactly what those titles promise: filthy, weed-soaked doom drenched in nihilistic heaviness.

Starting as a scrappy East Bay punk band in Ukiah, California in 1991, AFI underwent one of the most dramatic sonic evolutions in alternative music history. From hardcore roots through gothic post-punk on 'Sing the Sorrow' to the new wave-inflected 'Decemberunderground,' Davey Havok and Jade Puget have continually reinvented the band while maintaining a fiercely devoted fanbase. Their ability to shift from blistering punk to darkly atmospheric rock without losing authenticity is virtually unmatched.

Afrobomination is a death/thrash metal and crust punk band of uncertain origin. Their gleefully chaotic output — including a twenty-track demo called "Space Motherfuckers" and a full-length sequel — suggests a band that refuses to take themselves seriously while still delivering genuinely aggressive extreme metal.

After Dark is a heavy metal band from Sacramento, California that blends classic metal with punk energy. Their full-length "New Dawn Rising" (2021) and its 2024 expanded edition showcase a band rooted in the raw, no-frills intersection of metal and punk.

After Death is a staggeringly prolific death metal project from Tampa, Florida. With fifteen releases in just three years (2022-2024), the project channels the city's legendary death metal legacy into a ceaseless torrent of material spanning multiple languages and thematic concepts, from Italian horror ("Quel Cimitero Accanto Alla Villa") to abstract self-destruction ("SELF//WOUND").

After Fall is a sludge metal band from Lake Worth, Florida. Their 2016 full-length "Seasons after Fall" is a mammoth forty-three-track release that suggests an experimental, sprawling approach to sludge metal.

Minneapolis/Saint Paul djent and deathcore pioneers. One of the most influential bands in modern progressive extreme metal, helping define the djent movement from the Twin Cities.

After the Funeral is a deathcore band from Pennsylvania. Their 2025 single "November, first" marks the project's first statement of intent in the modern deathcore landscape.

After the Storm is a symphonic metal band from Pensacola, Florida. The band has released their single "Untitled." Their sound layers orchestral grandeur over a foundation of extreme metal.