Arktotus creates melodic black metal from Tver since 2013. Their Arctic-derived name brings polar coldness to over a decade of melodic compositions from this historic city between Moscow and Saint Petersburg.

Arkuum is an atmospheric black metal band from Speyer in southern Germany, formed in 2015, whose three albums Trostlos, Die letzte Agonie, and the 2024 release Hier ist kein Licht trace an arc of despair through German-language atmospheric black metal. The band's catalog titles, translating to Desolate, The Last Agony, and There Is No Light Here, reveal a thematic commitment to bleakness and existential darkness.

Arkveid blends atmospheric black, doom, and folk metal from Perm in the western Urals since 2014. Their genre-spanning approach draws from the deep forests and ancient traditions of the Kama River region.

Arkaeon is a black metal band from Aarhus, Denmark, formed in 2020, whose releases include Watcher of the Suppressed Star, Vessel of Tethys, De Uaegte, and Parasit. The band's dark, mystical aesthetic and oceanic mythological references suggest a deep atmospheric approach to black metal from Denmark's second-largest city.

Armagedda has been one of Sweden's most revered underground black metal acts from Skellefteå in Norrland since 2001. Their apocalyptic name has guided a body of work that captures the frozen hostility of northern Sweden through raw, uncompromising black metal.

Armentar was a Belgian black metal band from Helchteren, Limburg, formed in 2005 and active until their split-up. The band recorded for Absorb Records and explored themes of Satanism and hatred common to the rawer end of the Belgian underground black metal scene.

Arminius merges black and death metal from Dordrecht since 2017, named after the Germanic chieftain who destroyed three Roman legions in the Teutoburg Forest. Their historical-warrior identity drives music of tribal aggression from South Holland.

Armnatt creates black metal from Tavira in the eastern Algarve since 2020. Their name, blending Old Norse elements, brings Scandinavian linguistic heritage to black metal from this sun-drenched Moorish-influenced town on Portugal's southern coast.

ARNA channels black metal from Barcelona since 2021, adding another voice to Catalonia's remarkably deep and diverse black metal underground. Their approach explores the genre's atmospheric and aggressive dimensions within the context of one of Europe's most creatively fertile metal cities.