Age of Apocalypse is a New York hardcore band that incorporates heavy and thrash metal into their breakneck attack. Their 2025 full-length "In Oblivion" arrived on Closed Casket Activities and cemented the band's reputation as one of the hardest-hitting acts in modern NYHC.

Rochester, New York power metal project. Epic metal emerging from the twilight of Western New York.

Agent X is a thrash metal band from Amherst, New York. Their 2023 full-length "The War Will Feed Itself" delivers eight tracks of politically charged thrash from the Buffalo suburb.

Aghast is a death metal band from New York City. With five releases in 2020 alone — including remastered versions of earlier material — the project delivered a concentrated burst of death metal output.

Rochester, New York black metal and grindcore hybrid. Western New York extremity spanning the spectrum from blast beats to tremolo picking.

Agnosis is a doom metal band from New York City. With two EPs — "Hecate" (2005) and "A Painful Pattern" (2012) — the band plays slow, deliberate doom metal that draws from occult and introspective themes.

New York hardcore legends Agnostic Front have been the beating heart of the NYHC scene since forming in Manhattan's Lower East Side in 1980. Vocalist Roger Miret and guitarist Vinnie Stigma built a legacy through essential records like 'Victim in Pain' and 'Cause for Alarm,' bridging hardcore punk with crossover thrash. Over four decades, they've remained fiercely committed to the streets that raised them, serving as elder statesmen of a movement they helped create.

New York City black metal project. Named after the demon queen of the night, adding Jewish demonology to NYC's diverse black metal scene.

Agressor is a heavy and power metal band from New York City. With four releases between 2018 and 2021 — including the full-lengths "Medieval Rites" and "Neverending Destiny" — the band plays classic-styled power metal with an epic, medieval flair.