Firmly rooted in death metal, this Slovak actfrom Trnava delivers HM-2 filth and d-beat fury in the old Swedish tradition without compromise. They've been at it since 2015, and their approach favors no-frills brutality over technical showmanship.

The Dutch city of Leiden serves as headquarters for this death metal and melodic death metal operation, whose arsenal includes suffocating heaviness anchored by rumbling low-end. Each release doubles down on cavernous production and churning tremolo work.

Poland — death metal and groove metal of the most uncompromising kind. Active since 2026, they deal in percussive blast-beat onslaughts and cavernous production. Low-tuned guitars and guttural vocals form the bedrock of their attack.

Atmospheric death/doom metal band from Claix in the French Alps, formed in 2018 and signed to Aesthetic Death. Their music evokes vain attempts of existence to face inherent chaos across releases including Demo MMXVII and albums I and II.

Blackened death metal band from Felgueiras in northern Portugal, active since 2008 with releases including Everblasting Struggle and LEBABVOID on Unexploded Records. Their sound incorporates chants, choirs, clean vocals, piano, and brass alongside blackened death metal aggression, creating a richly layered extreme metal approach.

Melodic death metal act from St. Pölten, Austria, channeling the twin-guitar harmonies and aggressive precision of the Gothenburg school since 2018. Their sound brings Scandinavian-influenced melodic death metal to the heart of Lower Austria.

Death metal band from Lannion in Brittany, France, with roots going back to 1996. They are longstanding veterans of the Breton death metal underground.

Self-described "In Groove We Trust" metal band from Porto/Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal formed in 2004, delivering groove metal with doses of power, melody, and progressive touches. Their 2024 album Momentum — ten tracks produced at Raising Legends Studio and mastered by Max Tomé — showcases a mature groove metal sound built over two decades of Portuguese underground activity.

A product of Russia's vast and intense metal underground, this Saint Petersburg-based death metal, melodic death metal, and metalcore act channels percussive blast-beat onslaughts and cavernous production. Active since 2014, low-tuned guitars and guttural vocals form the bedrock of their attack.