Adore is a black metal project that originated in New Orleans before relocating to Dallas, Texas. Across four full-lengths released between 2008 and 2020, the project has evolved from early raw black metal into more expansive territory, with the sprawling 30-track "Momentary Leap" representing their most ambitious work.

Heavy Death / Groove Metal from Abilene.

Aduanten is a melodic death metal band from Austin, Texas. With two EPs — 2021's "Sullen Cadence" and 2025's "Apocryphal Verse" — the band delivers tightly constructed melodic death metal that adds to Austin's growing extreme metal presence.

Advocate is a power and thrash metal band from Corpus Christi, Texas. Their 2016 full-length "Perfect Master" delivers eight tracks of anthemic power/thrash from the Gulf Coast.

Aegos is a post-metal project from Texas. Their 2021 EP "The Great Burst of Light" lives up to its title with five tracks of luminous, expansive post-metal that favors dynamics and emotional crescendos over brute heaviness.

Aeon Nova is a progressive metal project from Austin, Texas, still in its early stages of development.

Austin, Texas NWOTHM project. Soaring classic heavy metal from the Live Music Capital.

Afflictive Nature is a thrash metal and crossover band from San Antonio, Texas. In 2013, the band dropped two EPs and a split in rapid succession, delivering raw crossover thrash from the heart of South Texas.

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.