After the Sun is a metalcore band from Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Their 2019 EP "The Demise" brings heavy music to one of the least-represented states in the American metal underground.

After This Day is a death metal band from Denver, Colorado. Their 2023 full-length "Smoke Fire Mayhem" delivers eight tracks of aggressive death metal from the Mile High City.

Afterbirth is a progressive brutal death metal band from Long Island, New York. Active since the early 2010s, the band has built a cult following with releases like "Brutal Inception" and the 2023 full-length "In But Not Of," pushing brutal death metal into genuinely progressive territory with complex structures and unpredictable songwriting.

Afterglo is a heavy metal band from San Antonio, Texas. Their 2016 full-length "The Afterglows" delivers twelve tracks of classic heavy metal from the Alamo City.

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.

Afterlight is a black metal project from the Cleveland, Canton, and Brewster area of Ohio. Their 2026 EP "Eternal Path" delivers six tracks of black metal from the northeastern Ohio underground.

Afterlyfe is a death/thrash metal band from Richmond, Virginia. Their 2024 debut "AfterLyfe Volume 1" delivers eleven tracks of aggressive death-thrash, with the "Volume 1" title suggesting this is only the beginning.

Hailing from St. Clair Shores, Michigan, Aftermass is a thrash metal band. The band has released their single "Untitled."