Born from the members of Noxius Corp., Arborea crafted progressive gothic metal in Barcelona before releasing their sole album "Collage" in 2012 and disbanding. Their brief but focused career captured the melancholic beauty of Catalonia's gothic metal scene at its most introspective.

Arcade Messiah builds progressive and post-metal from the northwest Irish town of Sligo, where they have operated since 2014. Their sound captures the dramatic landscape of Yeats Country through expansive, cinematic compositions that blend heaviness with atmospheric grandeur.

Arcana Major explores progressive metal from Stockholm since 2019. Their tarot-derived name — referencing the Major Arcana — drives compositions of occult structural complexity from the Swedish capital.

Arcandia creates symphonic and progressive power metal from Milazzo on Sicily's northeastern coast since 2014. From the promontory where the ancient Greeks and Romans fought naval battles, they construct epic compositions of orchestral ambition.

Archares merges heavy metal, power metal, and progressive metal from Espoo since 2015, creating an ambitious multi-faceted sound from Helsinki's western neighbor. Their triple-genre approach showcases the breadth of Finland's melodic metal traditions.

Archelon merges progressive metal with sludge from Sheffield since 2015, named after the largest sea turtle that ever lived. Over a decade of Steel City heaviness speaks to the prehistoric scale of their compositions.

An atmospheric sludge metal project from Kopřivnice, Archetyp is the work of multi-instrumentalist Pavel Keprt, who writes, composes, and records the bulk of the material. Their 2024 album Černé srdce (Black Heart) and the forthcoming Bardo — preceded by the single Poslední stanice — demonstrate a dark, slow-burning sound built on crushing riffs and Czech-language lyrics.

Architekt crafts progressive and symphonic metal from the Burgundian city of Mâcon since 2014, bringing structural sophistication to the Saône-et-Loire department. Their architectural name reflects the careful construction behind their elaborate compositions.

Architype explores progressive and brutal death metal from Saint Petersburg since 2011. Their design-pattern name drives over a decade of structurally ambitious compositions from Russia's architectural masterpiece of a city.