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Crushing Progressive / Melodic Death Metal out of Texas.
Athens' Arkhangelsk conjure cold, northern-styled black metal despite their Mediterranean origins, named after the frigid Russian city as if summoning its icy desolation. Since 2016, they've crafted a sound that transcends geographic boundaries.
Arkhasis delivers heavy metal and speed metal from the Vosges town of Épinal since 2019, channeling the forested mountain landscape of Lorraine into high-velocity riffing. Their approach brings classic metal intensity to eastern France's highland region.
Arkhe delivers punishing thrash metal from the Basque town of Errenteria, carrying on the proud tradition of extreme music in Gipuzkoa province since 2012. Their aggressive output reflects the region's deep-rooted intensity.
Southern Florida death metal project with five releases since 2012. Titles like It is the curse of dimensionality bring mathematical language to extreme music, suggesting a cerebral approach to brutality from the Sunshine State.
Bozeman, Montana black metal project whose name references the Tibetan Book of the Dead. Three releases since 2015 — including the lucid-dreaming themed Oneironaut EP — channel Buddhist and mystical traditions through atmospheric black metal from Big Sky Country.
Arkhesia has been crafting gothic and heavy metal from Paris since 2006, creating atmospheric, darkly melodic compositions for nearly two decades. Their sustained activity makes them one of the longer-running gothic metal projects in the French capital.
Arkhetype delivers groove and heavy metal from the Burgundian town of Dole since 2023, their archetypal name suggesting a return to the fundamental essence of metal. Their rhythmically driven sound bridges classic heaviness with modern groove.
Nevada doom and drone metal project with six releases since 2012. Their catalog — including the evocatively titled Echoes Beyond the Ruins ov Rust and Razors — trades in the slowest, heaviest frequencies the desert state can produce.
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