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Infinite Terror (2024)
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With Fang and Claw (2025)
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Drowned in my Loneliness (2008)
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Arctulary has been thrashing from the small Ostrobothnian town of Oulainen since 2013, bringing high-velocity metal to one of Finland's more remote communities. Their dedication to thrash from such an unlikely origin speaks to the genre's universal appeal.
Area 5.1 blends progressive and thrash metal from the Cumbrian industrial town of Barrow-in-Furness since 2023, their secret-military-base name adding conspiratorial intrigue to their technically demanding compositions. Their remote lakeland origins lend genuine isolation.
Arendia merges black and thrash metal from the Lancashire towns of Coppull and Chorley since 2008, channeling nearly two decades of extreme metal from the northwest English heartland. Their fantastical name adds an epic dimension to their dual-genre assault.
Argent Void combines death and thrash metal from Helsinki since 2018, their name evoking a silver emptiness that reflects the cold precision of their sound. The project brings technical proficiency to the crossroads of two of extreme metal's most aggressive genres.
Arianrhod has been delivering thrash metal from the French underground since 2001, named after the Welsh goddess of the silver wheel. Over two decades of Celtic-inspired thrash speak to deep dedication within France's extreme metal community.
Ariser thrashes from Samara on the Volga since 2016. Their name suggesting one who rises drives compositions of ascending aggression from this major Volga River city.
Arize thrashes from Stockholm since 2019. Their resurrection-themed name drives compositions of ascending aggression from the Swedish capital.
Ark of Passage channels melodic death and thrash metal from Moscow since 2010. Their vessel-of-transit name drives fifteen years of compositions that transport listeners through melodic extremity.
Arkanist crafts melodic death and thrash metal from Sollentuna in the Stockholm metropolitan area since 2022. Their secretive name drives compositions of hidden knowledge expressed through dual-genre melodic aggression.
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