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Not to be confused with the Russian pagan metal band of the same name, this Arkona is a heavy metal band from Chrudim in the Pardubice Region. The Bandcamp URL (arkona.bandcamp.com) resolves to the Polish black metal horde Arkona, who have been active since 1993 and released albums including Stella Pandora and Age of Capricorn — the Czech band's separate online presence is limited.
A Prague heavy metal band formed in 1989, Arkus are notable in the Czech underground for featuring a female vocalist, Lenka Novotná, at a time when that was uncommon in the scene. The band released demos including Prodejná (1990) and Kanibal (1992) before eventually splitting up.
Lansing, Michigan heavy metal project with nine releases since 2026, suggesting an explosive debut year. Their prolific output spans remixes and originals, building an NWOTHM catalog from Michigan's capital city.
Armagedon is a heavy metal band from Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires, formed in 1991 and active across several decades with a catalog of socially charged material. They released their debut self-titled album through independent label Altar Records and followed it with "Ecología" in 1995, also appearing on the 1997 Argentine metal compilation "Nuevos Guerreros" released by Yugular Records.
Armstrong Gun delivers heavy metal from the Surrey town of Horley since 2020, named after the revolutionary Victorian-era artillery piece. Their industrial-military name suits compositions that fire with the precision of their historical namesake.
Arpenteur delivers heavy metal from Paris since 2020, their French name meaning "surveyor" reflecting a measured, methodical approach to the genre. The project maps the terrain of classic metal from the French capital.
ArrenkaPins operates at the unusual crossroads of black metal, heavy metal, and melodic black metal from Badalona since 2012. This genre-blending approach creates a sound that is distinctly their own within Barcelona's satellite city scene.
Arrowz plays heavy metal from Hässleholm in Skåne since 2013. Their projectile-plural name drives over a decade of targeted, classic heavy metal from this southern Swedish railway junction town.
Ars Attraction plays heavy metal and hard rock from Kirov in the Vyatka region since 2019. Their art-of-attraction name brings a magnetic quality to classic metal from this northeastern Russian city.
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