Arcaneblaze channels speed, thrash, and black metal from Izhevsk in Udmurtia since 2020. Their fire-magic name drives high-velocity compositions that merge three aggressive styles from this Ural Republic arms-manufacturing center.

Arcania thrashes from the Loire Valley city of Angers since 2013, bringing over a decade of aggressive riffing to the Maine-et-Loire department. Their fantastical name adds an air of mystery to their straightforward thrash assault.

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.

Arcanorum Astrum crafts symphonic black metal from Moscow since 2012. Their Latin name meaning 'star of mysteries' drives over a decade of orchestrally enriched compositions of cosmic occultism from the Russian capital.

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.

Arcas is a one-person atmospheric black metal project from Heidelberg, Germany, led by Enzo and released through Northern Silence Productions. The project's debut self-titled album and the 2023 follow-up Where the Light Once Shone deliver blistering high-speed black metal passages intertwined with eerie tranquility and lingering guitar melodies across over an hour of music.

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.

Archa practices black metal from Rotterdam since 2018. Their Latin name meaning 'chest' or 'ark' drives compositions that contain and preserve the darkest traditions of black metal from the Dutch port city.

Archaeopteris merges avant-garde experimentation with black metal from the Grand Est region since 2021, named after one of the earliest known trees in Earth's history. Their paleobotanical inspiration feeds compositions that bridge the ancient and the extreme.