Based in Chicago, Illinois, Aftermath plays thrash metal. The band has released their single "Untitled." Their sound emphasizes technical precision and compositional complexity.

AfterShock is a thrash metal band with roots in Honolulu, Hawaii, later based in San Francisco. Their 2020 full-length "RiSk - High-Risk Behavior" brings an island-to-mainland thrash metal attack across eleven tracks.

Aftershok is a heavy metal band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Their 2002 full-length "UNFINISHED BUSINESS" is a ten-track statement of classic heavy metal from the Steel City, a document of the early-2000s underground metal scene.

AfterTime is a symphonic metal band from Rochester, Minnesota. With two full-lengths and two EPs released between 2017 and 2021, the band crafts cinematic symphonic metal with orchestral sweep, anchored by the ambitious concept album "The Farthest Shore."

New York City djent and progressive metal project. Forward-thinking heaviness from the world's cultural capital.

Greenville, Ohio progressive metal project. The name promises renewal after the cold from small-town western Ohio.

Afterworldsmen is a melodic death metal band from New York City. With two EPs — "The Youngest Virtue" (2019) and the self-titled 2025 release — the band brings melodic death metal craftsmanship to the NYC metal scene.

Against is a metal project from West Virginia that has released an extraordinary nine records since 2025. Spanning groove, thrash, and alternative metal across three full-lengths and six EPs/singles, the project's rapid-fire output and evolving style suggest a restless creative vision.

Against All is a thrash metal and hardcore band from Tampa, Florida. Their 2020 full-length "2017-2019" compiles the band's formative years into a single release of crossover aggression.