Artifice crafts doom metal from the southwest London suburb of Surbiton since 2015, their name evoking skillful construction and deception. Over a decade of heavy, carefully crafted compositions reflect deep commitment to the genre.

Artificial Pathogen delivers brutal death metal and deathcore from Glasgow since 2015, their lab-created-disease name reflecting the engineered brutality of their compositions. Over a decade of Scottish extremity speaks to sustained commitment.

Veria's Artificial Peace are one of Greece's oldest metal acts, with origins dating back to 1981, delivering death and thrash metal that has evolved across more than four decades. Their longevity makes them living witnesses to the entire arc of Greek extreme metal history.

Athens' Artificial Sun fuse groove metal weight with metalcore aggression, creating a high-energy sound built on chunky riffs and dynamic breakdowns. Active since 2012, they bring an accessible heaviness to the Greek metal scene.

Artificum Nex practices black metal from Nizhny Novgorod since 2013. Their Latin name meaning 'death of the craftsmen' drives over a decade of dark compositions from the Volga-Oka confluence city.

Artillery are a thrash metal band from Taastrup, Denmark, formed in 1982 and named after a track by British heavy metal act Tank. Their early albums Fear of Tomorrow (1985) and Terror Squad (1987) established them as one of Europe's most technically proficient thrash acts, and By Inheritance (1990) on Roadrunner Records is widely regarded as their defining work. After a lengthy hiatus, the band reformed and signed with Metal Blade Records, releasing a string of albums through the 2010s culminating in their tenth full-length, X, in May 2021.

Artless is a melodic death metal band from Reichenbach im Vogtland in Saxony, Germany, active since 2001, representing over two decades of commitment to the genre from the rural Vogtland region near the Czech border. The band brings Scandinavian-influenced melodic death metal to one of eastern Germany's more remote metal communities.

Artmania merges progressive and gothic metal from Saint Petersburg since 2022. Their mania-for-art name drives compositions that pursue creative obsession from the city of the Hermitage Museum.

Arto Tissari explores groove and progressive metal from Tampere since 2023, bringing a solo artist's vision to the intersection of rhythmic heaviness and technical complexity. The project showcases the individual creativity thriving within Finland's metal community.