Arsonists of Lucifer practices black metal from an undisclosed Swedish location since 2018. Their fire-starting-for-Satan name drives compositions of incendiary blasphemy.

Art Noir has been channeling black metal from Paris since 1996, making them one of the French capital's longest-running black metal projects. Nearly three decades of activity connect them to the formative era of the French black metal scene.

Art of Mortal creates avant-garde black metal from Saint Petersburg since 2012. Their existential name drives over a decade of boundary-pushing compositions from Russia's most artistically sophisticated city.

Art of Sin creates blackened death metal from Roskilde as of 2026, a brand-new project from the city best known for its Viking ship museum and rock festival. Their sinister name drives extreme metal that pairs black metal's tonal hostility with death metal's technical demands.

Artam is a German black metal project formed in 2022, channeling the genre's raw aggression and dark atmosphere. The project maintains a minimal public profile consistent with the black metal tradition of obscurity.

Artefact delivers melodic black metal from the Côte d'Azur city of Nice since 2020, bringing extreme music to the Mediterranean riviera. Their name suggests crafted, intentional compositions that balance melody with black metal's raw intensity.

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Arterian channels melodic black metal from Veliky Novgorod since 2018. Their circulatory-system name drives compositions of melodic intensity that pulse through the ancient streets of this medieval Russian city.

Artificum Nex practices black metal from Nizhny Novgorod since 2013. Their Latin name meaning 'death of the craftsmen' drives over a decade of dark compositions from the Volga-Oka confluence city.