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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.
Laguna Beach, California black metal project whose 2016 EP The Lucifer Effect — referencing Philip Zimbardo's study of human evil — channels psychological horror through black metal from one of Southern California's most affluent coastal towns.
Arachnotaur channels doom, drone, and sludge metal from the UK underground since 2022, their spider-bull hybrid name evoking a monstrous heaviness. The project delivers some of the most crushingly slow and heavy music in the British underground.
Arta's Arachthus take their name from the river that flows through their Epirus hometown, channelling raw black metal of primitive intensity and regional pride. Since 2020, they've represented the rugged northwestern corner of Greece with lo-fi ferocity.
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.
Louisville metalcore project from the Kentucky underground.
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.
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