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Formed at the University of Florida in 2017 and now based in Nashville, Arrows In Action deliver energetic pop-rock with post-hardcore edges and undeniable hooks. Singer/guitarist Victor Viramontes-Pattison leads the trio through polished yet punchy songs that bridge the gap between Warped Tour nostalgia and modern alternative rock. Their DIY foundation and relentless touring ethic have earned them a steadily growing fanbase across the US rock scene.
Arrowz plays heavy metal from Hässleholm in Skåne since 2013. Their projectile-plural name drives over a decade of targeted, classic heavy metal from this southern Swedish railway junction town.
Ars Attraction plays heavy metal and hard rock from Kirov in the Vyatka region since 2019. Their art-of-attraction name brings a magnetic quality to classic metal from this northeastern Russian city.
Ars Diavoli crafts depressive black metal and ambient from Faro, the capital of the Algarve, since 2006. Their Latin name meaning 'art of the devil' has guided two decades of melancholic extremity from Portugal's southernmost provincial capital.
Ars Goetia is a pagan metal band from Cologne, Germany, formed in 2018, named after the medieval grimoire cataloguing the seventy-two demons summoned by King Solomon. The band channels occult and pagan themes through their metal compositions, rooted in the Rhineland's diverse metal scene.
Ars Luciferi explores progressive black metal from Reggio di Calabria at the toe of Italy's boot since 2020. Their Latin name meaning 'art of the light-bearer' drives compositions that seek illumination through darkness from mainland Italy's southernmost major city.
Ars Magna Umbrae crafts atmospheric black metal from an undisclosed Polish location since 2017. Their Latin name meaning 'great art of shadows' drives compositions of immersive, enveloping darkness.
Ars Moriendi is a Brazilian raw black metal project formed in 2018, operating within the underground tradition of lo-fi, abrasive black metal with themes centered on death and darkness. With minimal production and a stripped-back approach typical of the raw black metal ethos, the band channels the primitive intensity that has defined the Brazilian extreme metal underground.
Ars Nocturna channels melodic death and black metal from Stavropol since 2017. Their Latin name meaning 'nocturnal art' drives compositions of nighttime extremity from this North Caucasus capital.
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