Xenotaph is a death metal band from Nuremberg, Germany, formed in 2013. They play uncompromising old-school death metal rooted in the European tradition, delivering crushing riffs and brutal intensity from the heart of Bavaria.

Xeper is a melodic death metal band from Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina, combining melodic riffs with elements of death, progressive, and black metal. Their sound aims to revive the spirit of 1990s extreme metal with a modern production approach, and they have released singles including "Caged" and "Cold December Night."

Xerod is a technical death metal band from Montpellier, France, formed in 2015. Their album "Infinite Cycle" delivers old-school vibes with a modern feel, combining conceptual themes about planetary transformation and humanity's relationship with nature alongside technically demanding compositions influenced by acts like Necrophagist and Obscura.

Xhzenat is a brutal technical death metal project from Herzele, Belgium, originally formed in 2024. The project draws from the Belgian extreme metal underground, delivering intricate and punishing compositions that push the boundaries of technicality within the death metal framework.

Xiom is a progressive death/thrash metal band from Chemnitz, Germany, formed in 2021. They weave together progressive structures, death metal heaviness, and thrash metal aggression into technically complex compositions that push beyond conventional genre boundaries.

Xipe Totec is an atmospheric/technical death metal band from Imola near Bologna, Italy, one of the country's oldest extreme metal acts, having formed in 1995. Named after the Aztec deity of spring and renewal, they blend technical precision with atmospheric depth across a discography spanning nearly three decades.

XisForEyes is a progressive black/death metal band from Newcastle upon Tyne, England, formed in 2013. Their releases including "Convoluted Enlightenment" and "Absolute Corporeal Besmirchment" blend symphonic elements with progressive black and death metal into dense, technically accomplished compositions.

XSUS is a progressive death metal band from Belgrade, Serbia, formed in 2020, humorously describing themselves as "four guys who accidentally warped themselves from 1999 into the present." Their releases including the "Legacy EP" series and "Kindred Spirit" blend retro 90s metal influences with a modern progressive death metal sensibility.

Xymonthra is a technical death metal band from Jonkoping, Sweden, formed in 2017. They deliver complex, technically demanding death metal compositions from a country renowned for pushing the boundaries of extreme metal in every direction.