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Arboretum

Norwich, GB · 2015–present · active
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.
Death Metal

Arboroth

Phoenix, AZ, US · 2018–present · active
Phoenix groove metal project from the Arizona underground.
Groove Metal

Arbour

Ålesund, NO · 2014–present · active
Arbour crafts gothic doom and death metal from Ålesund on Norway's Art Nouveau coast since 2014. Their garden-shelter name evokes the sheltered, verdant spaces where beauty and decay coexist — much like their music.
Death MetalDoom MetalGothic Metal

Arbre

FR · 2012–present · active
Arbre channels black metal from the French underground since 2012, their name simply meaning "tree" in French, connecting their music to the ancient forests that inspire so much of the genre. Their naturalistic approach draws from the roots of black metal's environmental mysticism.
Black Metal

Arbre Mort

Lafayette, LA, US · 2019–present · active
Lafayette, Louisiana death metal project whose French name — 'dead tree' — and 2019 EP Insufferable Humanity channel Cajun Country desolation into grinding extremity. Bayou death metal with a Francophone identity.
Death Metal

Arbulubra

CH · 2019–present · active
Arbulubra are a Swiss avant-garde black metal collective whose discography — spanning "MMXIX," "II," "III," "Of Blackness and Calm," and "Overgrown" — moves fluidly between blistering raw black metal and striking atmospheric passages incorporating banjo, mandolin, and synthesizer. Released through Anthrazit Records and affiliated with the Unda Obskura project, the band stands among the most adventurous acts in the Swiss underground.
Atmospheric Black MetalBlack Metal

Arbys

Denton, TX, US · 2019–present · active
Denton, Texas post-metal project. Yes, like the restaurant.
Post-Metal

ARC

NY, US · 1999–present · active
please update this band
Death Metal

Arcade Messiah

Sligo, IE · 2014–present · active
Arcade Messiah builds progressive and post-metal from the northwest Irish town of Sligo, where they have operated since 2014. Their sound captures the dramatic landscape of Yeats Country through expansive, cinematic compositions that blend heaviness with atmospheric grandeur.
Post-MetalProgressive Metal

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