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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
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Nihility (2002)
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Obnoxious Demos (2014)
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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.
Arkanor creates melodic death and folk metal from an undisclosed Slovenian location since 2013. Their mystical name drives over a decade of compositions that blend folk tradition with melodic aggression.
Arkantoth channels raw black metal from an undisclosed Irish location, shrouded in the anonymity typical of the style since 2008. Their deliberately obscured origins reinforce the misanthropic isolation that pervades their lo-fi recordings.
Arkanum channels black metal from Sosnowiec in the Silesian metropolitan area since 2022. Their Latin name meaning 'secret' or 'mystery' drives occult-themed compositions from one of Poland's most densely urbanized industrial zones.
A veteran of the Catalan coast since 1997, Arkanus has been keeping heavy metal alive from the tourist town of Sant Feliu de Guíxols for over a quarter century. Their longevity makes them one of the Costa Brava's most enduring metal acts.
Arkazum has been crafting doom and heavy metal from Liverpool since 1997, making them one of Merseyside's longest-running heavy acts. Nearly three decades of crushing heaviness from the birthplace of the Beatles speaks to extraordinary persistence.
Arkenath delivers brutal death metal from Leeds since 2024, bringing fresh aggression to West Yorkshire's thriving extreme metal community. Their enigmatic name suits the dark, unfathomable depths of their brutal sound.
Heraklion's Arkenstone channel epic power metal grandeur from the island of Crete, crafting soaring compositions built on triumphant melodies and fantasy-inspired themes. Formed in 2020, their Tolkien-referencing name signals their love of heroic, narrative-driven metal.
Arkgabriel merges heavy and power metal from Madrid, crafting anthemic compositions that blend the grandeur of power metal with traditional heaviness since 2021. Their sound speaks to the continuing demand for epic, melody-driven metal in Spain's capital.
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