Arjen are a black metal project based in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, whose work engages with the rawer, more orthodox wing of the genre. Their music is rooted in the second-wave black metal tradition, prioritising grim atmosphere and ideological seriousness over technical sophistication or commercial palatability.

Ark Ascent explores progressive metal from London since 2019, their vessel-of-salvation name reflecting compositions that rise above the everyday. Their approach brings structural ambition to the English capital's metal scene.

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.

Arkaid merges groove metal with metalcore from Halmstad since 2015. From the western Swedish city that birthed In Flames and Arch Enemy, they channel the region's melodic heritage through rhythmic, breakdown-driven compositions.

Arkaist channels black metal from Rennes since 2025, representing the very newest addition to Brittany's thriving extreme metal underground. Their ancient-sounding name signals a project rooted in the genre's most timeless traditions.

Arkan delivers death and melodic death metal from Paris since 2014, their Middle Eastern-inspired name adding a cultural dimension to their extreme sound. Their approach brings world music influences to the French capital's death metal landscape.

Arkana Code creates death metal from the tri-city area of Pescara, Chieti, and Teramo in Abruzzo since 2010. Their encrypted name suggests hidden knowledge unlocked through extreme metal's brutal decryption.

Arkanar channels black metal from England since 2020, named after the city in the Strugatsky brothers' science fiction novel "Hard to Be a God." Their literary-SF inspiration feeds compositions that explore darkness through an intellectual lens.

Arkange brings heavy metal from the Pyrenean city of Pau since 2024, their celestial warrior name promising the divine fury of their sound. The project represents the newest wave of traditional metal from France's southwest.