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Termination Redux (EP) (2024)
Featured Progressive Metal Album
Death Atlas (2019)
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Featured Death Metal Album
Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Arhat delivers groove metal from Kyiv since 2018. Named after the Buddhist concept of one who has attained nirvana, they bring Eastern philosophical depth to rhythmically heavy compositions from Ukraine.
Denver groove metal band harnessing the Mile High City's ferocious energy into driving, riff-heavy anthems that hit with the force of a Colorado avalanche.
Zadar's Arises deliver high-energy groove metal with metalcore intensity, blending crushing riffs with dynamic breakdowns along the Adriatic coast. Since 2019, they've been a driving force in Dalmatia's heavy music community.
Arising Rebellion delivers groove metal from Zaanstad north of Amsterdam as of 2025. Their insurrectionist name drives rhythmically aggressive compositions from this North Holland industrial municipality.
Arithmus delivers melodic death, groove metal, and metalcore from Jönköping since 2012. Named after the Greek word for 'number,' they bring mathematical precision to over a decade of multi-genre compositions from this southern Swedish lakeside city.
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.
Arkhetype delivers groove and heavy metal from the Burgundian town of Dole since 2023, their archetypal name suggesting a return to the fundamental essence of metal. Their rhythmically driven sound bridges classic heaviness with modern groove.
Oklahoma City groove metal act delivering heavy, mid-tempo punishment from the heartland, bringing thick riffs and crushing rhythms to OKC's underground.
Pamplona's Arkhos blends death metal's brutality with groove metal's rhythmic punch, creating a hybrid sound that hits with the force of a bull run since 2019. Their Navarran roots feed a distinctly physical approach to extreme metal.
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