Death metal and melodic death metal band from Kerava, Finland active since 2016. They deliver aggressive, melodically rich extreme metal from the greater Helsinki area.

Death metal and gothic metal band from Espoo, Finland active since 2007. They blend the brutality of death metal with gothic atmospherics from the Helsinki region.

Exploring the depths of death metal, this Swedish outfit from Stockholm has been refining their craft since 1990. Their sound hinges on suffocating heaviness anchored by rumbling low-end, delivered with ruthless intent.

Entombed A.D. formed in Stockholm, Sweden in 2014 after vocalist Lars-Göran Petrov and guitarist Nico Elgstrand were forced to operate under a new name following a legal dispute over the Entombed trademark. Carrying forward the death 'n' roll style pioneered on Wolverine Blues, the band released Dead Dawn (2016) and Bowels of Earth (2019) before Petrov's death from cholangiocarcinoma in March 2021 brought the project to a close. As direct continuers of one of Sweden's most influential death metal lineages, their catalog preserved the buzzsaw guitar tone and hard rock swagger that defined Swedish death metal's second wave.

Melodic death metal act from Munich, Germany, crafting harmonically rich, aggressive compositions since 2019. Their approach brings Scandinavian-influenced melodic death metal to Bavaria's capital city.

Death/thrash metal act from the historic Rhine city of Speyer, Germany, delivering aggressive crossover extremity since 2011. Their approach fuses death metal's guttural heaviness with thrash metal's high-speed precision.

Grindcore and death metal act from the Baltic port city of Rostock, Germany, delivering chaotic blasts of extreme noise since 2004. Their two-decade career of visceral, grinding extremity makes them a veteran force in northeastern Germany's underground.

Crust and death metal hybrid from Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic, fusing D-beat punk energy with death metal's guttural heaviness since 2019. Their approach draws from both genres' most raw and aggressive elements.

Nova Gorica, Slovenia — death metal and melodic death metal of the most uncompromising kind. Active since 1999, they deal in percussive blast-beat onslaughts and cavernous production. Low-tuned guitars and guttural vocals form the bedrock of their attack.