Krasnyy Chikoy's metal underground has produced no shortage of heavy acts, and this death metal and melodic death metal unit is among them — wielding HM-2 filth and d-beat fury in the old Swedish tradition. Their approach favors no-frills brutality over technical showmanship.

Death/black/doom metal act from Santander on Spain's northern coast, merging three extreme subgenres since 2017. Their approach draws from the Cantabrian coast's harsh, windswept character to fuel their multi-genre darkness.

The Swedish city of Stockholm serves as headquarters for this death metal operation, whose arsenal includes Florida-school brutality with modern precision. The riffs hit with blunt-force trauma, leaving no room for subtlety.

When Eldprov emerged in 2020 from Gällivare, they brought with them a sound rooted in black metal, death metal, and thrash metal — all frigid atmospherics and razor-wire guitar tone. Blast beats and shrieked vocals create an impenetrable wall of darkness.

Gothenburg, Sweden — black metal and death metal of the most uncompromising kind. Active since 2014, they deal in raw, lo-fi aggression channeled through kvlt aesthetics. Lo-fi authenticity lends their recordings a genuinely oppressive character.

Death metal and grindcore act from Riihimaki, Finland. They deliver raw, grinding extremity from southern Finland.

Progressive death metal band from the Chevreuse Valley in Ile-de-France, delivering expansive compositions exploring mythology and inner turmoil. Their 2024 album Lueurs features four tracks of sophisticated progressive death metal recorded at Acouzik Paris.

Melodic death/power metal act from the Harz mountain town of Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany, formed in 2023. Their approach merges the harmonic richness of melodic death metal with power metal's anthem-driven intensity.

Death, melodic death, and progressive metal band from Helsinki, Finland active since 2003. With over two decades of history, they are veterans of the Finnish progressive death metal scene.