When Engraved in Blood emerged in 2013 from Nottingham, they brought with them a sound rooted in death metal and thrash metal — all percussive blast-beat onslaughts and cavernous production. Low-tuned guitars and guttural vocals form the bedrock of their attack.

Verona-based death metal act, active since 2014 delivering HM-2 filth and d-beat fury in the old Swedish tradition. Rooted in the Mediterranean peninsula's diverse metal ecosystem, their approach favors no-frills brutality over technical showmanship.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom — death metal of the most uncompromising kind. Active since 2012, they deal in percussive blast-beat onslaughts and cavernous production. Low-tuned guitars and guttural vocals form the bedrock of their attack.

Part of Russia's sprawling, uncompromising metal landscape, this act channels death metal and melodic death metal with a focus on labyrinthine song structures built on chromatic riff mazes. Formed in 2016, based in Irkutsk, the focus remains squarely on devastating rhythmic impact.

On the warpath since 2019, this Bollnäs Death Metal and Doom Metal outfit delivers labyrinthine song structures built on chromatic riff mazes. Their place within the Gothenburg school's homeland speaks to the depth of the region's heavy music culture.

Black/death metal band from Portugal active since 2014, merging black metal's atmosphere with death metal's aggression. Their sound channels extreme metal from the Portuguese underground.

Kraków, Poland — death metal, industrial metal, and symphonic metal of the most uncompromising kind. Active since 2015, they deal in cinematic sweep and operatic vocals over thundering metal arrangements. Their catalog reveals a band unafraid to explore the darker corners of heavy music.

Czech extreme metal act from Ostrava that evolved from death metal origins into black metal territory since its 2025 formation. Their name references the enigmatic angelic language system, hinting at an occult dimension to their evolving sound.

Death metal band from Lyon/Grenoble, France formed in 2019. They deliver brutal death metal from the Rhone-Alpes corridor.