Folk/melodic death metal band from Athens, formed in 2020 and weaving folk music elements into a melodic death metal framework. Their name, meaning "birth of the cosmos," points to a sound that blends mythological themes with the melodic intensity of extreme metal.

Progressive death metal project from Agno in Switzerland's Ticino region, formed in 2022 and exploring the technical and compositional possibilities of death metal. Their sound fuses intricate progressive structures with brutal death metal foundations.

Warsaw's metal underground has produced no shortage of heavy acts, and this death metal and progressive metal unit is among them — wielding labyrinthine compositions spanning multiple movements and moods. Their sound resists easy categorization, blending influences into something distinctly their own.

Death/thrash metal band from Valkeala in southeastern Finland, formed in 2019 and fusing death metal's brutality with thrash's velocity. Their Finnish name meaning "claw" captures the predatory intensity of their sound.

Siemiatycze-based death metal and thrash metal act, active since 2015 delivering technically precise fretwork wrapped in visceral brutality. Rooted in one of Eastern Europe's most formidable metal communities, their recordings carry the stench of early 90s death metal worship.

Progressive thrash/death metal band from Nimes, active since 2016 and named with a Breton phrase meaning "blind division." Their technically ambitious approach merges progressive structures with extreme metal's aggression.

Melodic death/black metal band from Split, Croatia, active since 2014 and blending melodic death metal's sweeping guitar harmonies with black metal's atmospheric darkness. Their sound bridges the intensity of both genres from Croatia's Dalmatian coast.

Death metal band from Lille in northern France, active since 2015 and delivering a decade of brutal compositions. Their cattle-enclosure name adds a primal, pen-like containment to the savage fury of their sound.

International slam/brutal death metal band originally from Oslo, active since 2010, with members spanning Norway, the UK, Switzerland, Finland, and Germany. Their multinational lineup has made them one of Europe's most prominent slam death metal acts.