Altar of Pain creates death metal from Funchal in Madeira since 2012. From this volcanic Atlantic island — Portugal's distant subtropical outpost — they deliver over a decade of sacrificial brutality.

Altar Stomper delivers death metal from the eastern Finnish city of Lappeenranta since 2016, bringing blasphemous intensity to the Karelian border region. Their irreverent name captures the destructive energy at the core of their sound.

A secretive collective shrouded in anonymity, Altarage has become one of the most critically acclaimed extreme metal acts to emerge from the Basque Country since their 2015 formation. Across six full-lengths on Season of Mist and Doomentia Records, including "Nihl," "Endinghent," and "Succumb," they've constructed a suffocating world of chaotic, atmospheric death metal that sounds like the collapse of reality itself.

Alteration delivers death metal from Karlsruhe since 2021, their name suggesting transformation through the destructive medium of extreme music. From Baden-Württemberg's second-largest city, they bring fresh brutality to the southwestern German scene.

Altercated creates death metal from Bielsk Podlaski in the Podlasie region, with roots dating to 1970 in an extraordinarily early origin. Their confrontational name captures decades of aggression from this small town near the Belarusian border.

Altered Rage channels melodic death metal from Kumla in Närke since 2022. Their transformed-fury name drives compositions of reshaped aggression from this small central Swedish town.

Alteri blends death metal with crust punk from Cologne since 2018. Their Latin name meaning 'the other' captures the outsider energy of their genre-crossing approach, merging extreme metal's technical ambition with punk's raw directness.

Altering the Future delivers melodic death metal from the UK underground since 2017, their forward-looking name reflecting compositions that push the genre toward new sonic territory. Their approach balances aggression with melodic invention.

Alternate Massive Project delivers atmospheric black and death metal from Tissi, a small town near Sassari in Sardinia, since 2017. Their unwieldy name matches the expansive scope of their genre-crossing compositions from this tiny island commune.