Naousa's Arcane Dread deliver death metal steeped in ancient mystery and supernatural horror from the heart of Macedonia. Active since 2019, they bring a sense of hidden dread to their crushing, mid-paced compositions.

Arcane Grail crafts symphonic black metal and melodic death metal from Moscow since 2010. Their mystical-chalice name drives fifteen years of orchestrally enriched compositions from the Russian capital.

Arcanis is a symphonic melodic death metal band from Schweinfurt, Germany, formed in 2014, whose debut EP Of Light and Shadow features five tracks blending heavy instrumentation with orchestral and piano-based arrangements. The band's compositions, including Dawning Darkness, Apotheosis, and Bringer of Light, balance death metal aggression with cinematic, symphonic grandeur.

Arcanum Sanctum delivers melodic death metal from Komsomolsk-on-Amur since 2010. Their Latin name meaning 'sacred secret' drives fifteen years of melodic extremity from this remote Far Eastern industrial city.

Established in Brno in 2006, Arch of Hell play modern melodic death metal and released their album Arrival through Metalgate Records in 2020, a progressive 11-track record covering themes from ancient mythology. Earlier releases include the remastered One Day and the single Malformation, with the band consistently refining their melodic yet heavy sound over nearly two decades.

Archaic Tomb delivers death metal from Lisbon since 2018, their name evoking the musty antiquity of ancient burial chambers. Their Portuguese capital-born sound unearths old-school death metal with archaeological precision.

Archangel Baphomet merges black and death metal from Szczecin in West Pomerania as of 2025. Their oxymoronic name — pairing an angel of God with a pagan idol — captures the theological warfare at the heart of their extreme metal.

Archanger delivers death metal from Nowy Sącz since 2018. From the Dunajec Valley in the Lesser Polish Carpathians, they channel mountain-bred aggression through uncompromising brutality.

Archantia combines death metal, gothic metal, melodic death metal, and power metal from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, creating an ambitious multi-genre sound from Spain's Atlantic islands. Since 2019, they've brought the Canary Islands' volcanic intensity to a fusion of metal's most dramatic subgenres.