ArrenkaPins operates at the unusual crossroads of black metal, heavy metal, and melodic black metal from Badalona since 2012. This genre-blending approach creates a sound that is distinctly their own within Barcelona's satellite city scene.

Arrowz plays heavy metal from Hässleholm in Skåne since 2013. Their projectile-plural name drives over a decade of targeted, classic heavy metal from this southern Swedish railway junction town.

Ars Attraction plays heavy metal and hard rock from Kirov in the Vyatka region since 2019. Their art-of-attraction name brings a magnetic quality to classic metal from this northeastern Russian city.

Ars Notoria are a heavy and groove metal band from Nicosia, Cyprus, formed in 2020, currently operating as an independent act. They have performed at notable Cypriot metal events including the Open the Gates Festival 2024, building a live presence within the island's active rock and metal community.

Arshenic blends heavy and groove metal with hard rock from Gdańsk since 2015. Their toxic-element name captures the contaminating heaviness they bring from the Baltic port city.

Art of Haven has crafted melodic heavy and power metal from the Austrian-border city of Sopron since 2009. Positioned at the westernmost edge of Hungary, their sound carries the dual influence of Central European power metal traditions.

Artch played heavy and power metal from Sarpsborg in Østfold, originally active in the 1980s and reformed in 2017. Their resurrection brings classic NWOBHM-influenced metal back to the southeastern Norwegian scene where they first emerged.

Artrach is a heavy/power/progressive metal band from Kortrijk, Belgium, formed in 2000 by veteran musicians active in the broader Belgian metal scene. The band occupies a melodic and technically ambitious corner of Belgian metal with connections to the Kortrijk music community that also produced acts like Dyscordia.

Osijek's Arwat deliver heavy and thrash metal from eastern Croatia's largest city, bringing aggressive energy and traditional metal values to the Slavonian region. Since 2019, they've been building a reputation for hard-hitting, riff-driven metal.