Death metal band from Foggia, Italy, formed in 2017 and named after the Gnostic demiurge. The project explores themes of religious deconstruction and existential questioning through crushing death metal, drawing from the deep well of Italian extreme metal.

Death metal band from Saratov, Russia, formed in 2022. The project delivers heavy, aggressive death metal from one of Russia's Volga region cities, contributing to the country's deep underground extreme metal scene.

Folk/black/death metal band from Neunkirchen, Germany, founded in 2014 by Graf Branca von Menta and Davy Jones. Their releases including "Die Stadtpark Chroniken" and "EPos" combine folk metal storytelling with the aggression of black and death metal.

Death metal band from Gdansk, Poland, formed in 2018 with releases on Season of Mist including "Murder's Concept." Known for their brutal and technical approach, the band has evolved from straightforward death metal into more experimental territory, delivering complex riffs and pummeling drums in the tradition of Necrophagist and Cryptopsy.

Black/death metal act from Boom, Belgium, formed in 2025. One of the newest entries in the Belgian extreme metal underground, Ycon fuses the ferocity of death metal with black metal's atmospheric darkness across their early releases.

Melodic death metal band from Toulouse, France, formed in 2017 with influences ranging from Amon Amarth to folk and pagan metal. Their EP "Apocalyptic Tales And Legends From The Epic Underworld" alternates between melodic, driving passages and more directly brutal attacks across five tracks.

Black/death metal band from Basingstoke, England, formed in 2019 with releases including "Neutralise the Gleam" and "Reign of the Ancient Miscreant One." The band self-identifies as UK extreme metal, delivering a fierce blend of black and death metal aggression.

Technical/progressive death metal act originally from Daugavpils, Latvia, now based in London, formed in 2010 and creating what they call synthetic post-apocalyptic metal. Their extensive discography of 14 releases blends death metal with electronic and industrial elements, exploring dystopian and post-apocalyptic themes across albums like "Bunker 132" and "We Want You."

Melodic black/death metal band from Germany, formed in 2024 with Lovecraftian themes evident in their name, taken from H.P. Lovecraft's Great Race of Yith. Their debut album "Descent Into Desolation" features four extended atmospheric compositions including the 22-minute opus "Pathogenesis."