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Arcaico formed in Avellaneda in the greater Buenos Aires area with a lineup of Adrián Saladino on vocals, Miguel Bustos and Demian Yanelli on guitars, Nico Meire on bass, and Federico Gusso on drums. The band released their self-titled EP in February 2013 through Black Eclosion Digital Record Label, a four-track effort that included the tracks "Tu Cabeza Es Mi Bandera" and "Revolución". Their sound blended melodic death metal riffing with aggressive rhythms rooted in the Argentine extreme metal underground.
Arcan delivers thrash metal from the remote Breton fishing town of Audierne since 2015, bringing high-velocity aggression to Finistère's wind-battered western tip. Their mysterious name and isolated origins lend genuine rawness to their sound.
Arcana has been delivering speed and thrash metal from Cambridge since 1996, making them one of the longest-running thrash acts in eastern England. Three decades of high-velocity metal from the university city speak to extraordinary dedication.
Arcana Coelestia blends black metal with funeral doom from Cagliari since 2007, named after Swedenborg's theological work 'Heavenly Mysteries.' Their Sardinian project brings almost two decades of cosmic, glacially paced extreme metal informed by esoteric spirituality.
Arcana Elysium is a female-fronted symphonic metal band from Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, formed in 2019. Their debut album Corpus Callosum, released in May 2021, showcases a heavier-than-typical symphonic sound that at times veers toward symphonic death metal territory.
Arcana Major explores progressive metal from Stockholm since 2019. Their tarot-derived name — referencing the Major Arcana — drives compositions of occult structural complexity from the Swedish capital.
Arcana Noctem crafts symphonic black and gothic metal from Lviv since 2018. Their Latin name meaning 'secrets of the night' drives orchestrally enriched compositions from this architecturally magnificent western Ukrainian city.
Arcana Opera fuses folk and power metal from Vicenza since 2014, their name suggesting hidden theatrical works. From the city of Palladio's Teatro Olimpico, they deliver compositions that blend folk instrumentation with power metal grandeur.
Arcandia creates symphonic and progressive power metal from Milazzo on Sicily's northeastern coast since 2014. From the promontory where the ancient Greeks and Romans fought naval battles, they construct epic compositions of orchestral ambition.
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