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Arcane Pledge merges speed and thrash metal from Venice since 2017, their oath-like name suggesting a pact sworn to high-velocity riffing. From the floating city, they deliver terrestrial metal of relentless aggression.
San Francisco doom and gothic metal project whose 2017 single Angel blends dark beauty with crushing weight. A contribution to the Bay Area's diverse heavy music ecosystem.
Arcane Sanctuary is a symphonic progressive metal band from Rosario, Argentina, built around guitarist and bandleader Francisco Romero alongside vocalist Juliana Penacino, bassist Luciano Vittone, and drummer Jeremías Scoccimarro. The band released their debut full-length album "The Traveler's Diary" in August 2025, a nine-track record described as a journey through human emotions, time, life, and death. Their music fuses the complexity of progressive metal with orchestral and symphonic arrangements, making them one of Argentina's emerging acts in the genre.
Arcane Tales delivers power and symphonic metal from Verona since 2017, their narrative name promising fantasy stories told through triumphant metal. From the city of Romeo and Juliet, they weave their own tales of epic adventure.
Arcane Voidsplitter is the solo atmospheric drone and doom metal project of Stijn Van Cauter, also known for Until Death Overtakes Me and Beyond Black Void, based in Erembodegem, Belgium. The project is built around a vast cosmic concept universe, with each release — including "Voice of the Stars" (2019), "Cosmic Mind" (2020), "Cold Stars" (2022), and "ARC-V" (2023) — mapping a different corner of its fictional interstellar narrative.
Arcane Warrior merges black and thrash metal from an undisclosed Lithuanian location since 2024. Their mystical-militant name drives compositions that pair occult atmosphere with the aggressive directness of thrash.
Arcane Wrath channels black metal from Derby since 2024, their occult-fury name promising esoteric violence. The project represents the newest wave of East Midlands black metal.
Arcaneblaze channels speed, thrash, and black metal from Izhevsk in Udmurtia since 2020. Their fire-magic name drives high-velocity compositions that merge three aggressive styles from this Ural Republic arms-manufacturing center.
Arcanen (originally active as Arkanen from 2003 to 2009) was a melodic death metal band from Antofagasta, Chile. The five-piece lineup featured Gonzalo Jara on vocals, César Aranda on bass, Eduardo Cuadra on guitar, Javier López on guitar and vocals, and Víctor Gutiérrez on drums. The band released the six-track EP Points of Projection in 2006, drawing comparisons to Swedish melodic death metal acts such as Dark Tranquillity and At the Gates.
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