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A death metal band from Tábor in South Bohemia, Arachne were active during the late 2000s and released tracks including Born for Ache and Power of Possession before disbanding in 2011. Their music occupied the straightforward, riff-heavy end of Czech death metal.
Athens, Ohio death/thrash metal project from the home of Ohio University. The arachnid name and college-town setting pair scientific taxonomy with Appalachian Ohio's blue-collar metal tradition.
Arachula merges black and death metal from Albufeira in the Algarve since 2024. Their arachnid-derived name brings predatory menace from Portugal's sun-drenched southern tourist coast.
Arae delivers death metal, groove metal, and melodic death metal from the Loiret department since 2015, creating a multi-faceted extreme sound from the Centre-Val de Loire region. Their Latin name, meaning "altars," adds a sacrificial dimension to their heavy compositions.
A death metal act from Mimoň in the Liberec Region, Araghor are a deep-underground Czech band with minimal documented online presence. Their Bandcamp URL (aragon3) reflects the small-town underground circuit from which they emerged.
Beach Park, Illinois death metal project with eight releases since 2009, including the charmingly titled A Very Arbiter Christmas. Their catalog spans over a decade of extremity with occasional moments of genre-bending humor from suburban Chicago.
Joshua Tree death metal project from the California underground.
Arborectum fuses black and death metal from the Pohjanmaa region since 2023, their botanical name suggesting a cultivated approach to extreme metal. The project draws from Ostrobothnia's flat, forested landscape to create music of vast scope.
Arboretum delivers death metal from Norwich since 2015, their botanical-garden name creating an organic contrast with the brutality of their sound. Over a decade of East Anglian extremity speaks to the Norfolk city's active metal scene.
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