Agrezor is a thrash metal band from Los Angeles. Their 2023 output includes the EP "Death to Earth" alongside a reissued 2008 demo, connecting the band's present-day thrash to over a decade of underground activity.

Agriculture is a post-black metal band from Los Angeles that has quickly become one of the most talked-about acts in American underground metal. Formed by members of the hardcore and punk scenes, the band's approach to black metal is informed by shoegaze, post-rock, and a DIY ethos, earning critical acclaim and festival appearances since their emergence in 2022.

Agrinex is a black metal band from Des Moines, Iowa. Their 2016 full-length "Forsaken Ancestral Blood" delivers eight tracks of black metal from the heartland, one of the genre's least expected geographic strongholds.

Newington, Connecticut industrial and progressive metal project. The occultist philosopher's name paired with a year for boundary-crossing heaviness.

Ah Ciliz is an atmospheric and depressive black metal project from Seattle, Washington. With two EPs — "Led Astray" (2012) and "Umbra" (2014) — the project channels the grey, rain-soaked atmosphere of the Pacific Northwest into contemplative black metal.

Ahein Cied is a black metal project from Allentown, Pennsylvania. Their 2016 full-length "Sekrat" delivers eight tracks of black metal from the Lehigh Valley.

Ahriman is a death/black metal band from Toledo, Ohio named after the Zoroastrian spirit of destruction. Active since 1997, the band has released four recordings over twenty-five years, with Hungarian-titled tracks like "Bőrkoporsó" suggesting Eastern European cultural connections.

Auburn, Washington black metal project named after a creek in the Yakima Valley. Pacific Northwest geography channeled through atmospheric extremity.

Ahti is a rising heavy act that blends crushing modern metal with atmospheric and progressive elements. Drawing from a wide palette of influences across metal subgenres, the project delivers dense, layered compositions that reward repeated listens. Their sound pushes beyond conventional genre boundaries, weaving intricate instrumental passages with powerful vocal performances.