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Arthropodal Humanicide delivers punishing brutal death metal from Albacete, one of La Mancha's most unlikely metal strongholds, since 2016. Their insect-themed violence brings a distinctly clinical brutality to the Castilian extreme metal underground.
Arthrosis merges death metal, groove metal, and thrash metal from Marseille since 2017, their medical-joint-inflammation name reflecting the punishing physical impact of their sound. Their Phocaean origins connect them to France's second city's growing extreme metal scene.
Fayetteville, New York black metal act drawing from medieval and Arthurian themes, channeling dark romanticism through tremolo-picked fury from upstate New York.
ArthWork explores progressive death metal from Mińsk Mazowiecki east of Warsaw since 2013. Their craft-combining name — arthwork as artwork — speaks to the artistic ambition of their technically demanding compositions.
DuBois, Pennsylvania extreme metal project with deep roots stretching back to 1997. Five releases spanning two decades — from the nature-themed Natura to the healing-themed Panacea — trace a remarkable evolution from small-town Pennsylvania grindcore to more refined extremity.
Athens' Artical deliver polished power metal with soaring vocal melodies, twin guitar harmonies, and uplifting energy. Since 2020, they've contributed to the vibrant Greek power metal tradition with anthemic, fist-raising compositions.
Atlanta death metal band adding to Georgia's capital city's rapidly expanding extreme metal community with grinding intensity and technical precision.
Death/doom and melodic death metal band from Minsk, Belarus, blending the oppressive weight of doom-tinged death metal with melodic guitar work. Active in the Belarusian underground, they operate in the darker, more atmospheric end of the melodic death metal spectrum.
Artides is a death metal band from Monchengladbach, Germany, formed in 2018, whose releases include the 2017 Extreme Deformation demo, the album The Rise and Fall Of, and the track Phobos Monolith. The band delivers death metal from the lower Rhine region of North Rhine-Westphalia.
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