Act of Violence is a thrash metal and metalcore band from Columbus, Ohio. With five releases spanning their career, the band fuses thrash metal's riff-driven aggression with the intensity of hardcore punk.

Aedre is a black metal project from Cincinnati, Ohio. Their 2024 EP "Thorn" is a four-track introduction that stakes out territory in the Ohio black metal underground.

Ohio black metal and melodic death metal project blending atmospheric darkness with Scandinavian-influenced harmonies from the Buckeye State.

Aeon Bridge is a speed and thrash metal solo project from Cleveland, Ohio. Remarkably prolific with nine releases since 2021, the project channels classic speed metal energy through a modern lens, with the "Event Horizon" EP series and full-lengths like "Beyond Flesh" showcasing rapid-fire riffing and ambitious sci-fi thematics.

Ohio black metal project whose Latin name means 'equal night' — referencing the equinox. Atmospheric extremity from the Buckeye State.

Aesthesia is a heavy and power metal project from Mansfield, Ohio. With two full-lengths and three EPs released between 2019 and 2021, the project draws from nature-themed concepts — rainforests, cloud forests, jungles — creating an unusual thematic niche within power 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.

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

Age of Rage is a death metal project from Marion, Ohio. With five releases including the sprawling forty-track "SKALD Covers" and the eighteen-track "INSIDEME," the project favors quantity and ambition over restraint.