Kazincbarcika death metal act from northeastern Hungary, formed in 2024. Emerging from one of the country's most economically depressed industrial towns, their death metal carries the weight of post-industrial decline.

Belarusian melodic death metal/deathcore hybrid from Minsk with roots reaching back to 2007, making them among the older extreme metal acts still active in the country. Their sound has evolved over nearly two decades from raw deathcore toward more melodically refined territory.

Heraklion death metal act from the island of Crete, active since 2016. Their Mediterranean island setting provides an unlikely but atmospherically rich backdrop for their brand of uncompromising death metal.

Ferrol death metal/crust act from Galicia's Atlantic coast, active since 2016. Their Armenian-language name adds an unexpected cultural layer to their fusion of death metal heaviness with crust punk's raw urgency.

Helsinki death/black metal act active since 2016, contributing to Finland's capital city's expansive extreme metal community. Their fusion of death and black metal draws from the deep well of Finnish extremity that produced acts like Beherit and Demilich.

Silesian death metal/metalcore act formed in 2023, blending death metal's ferocity with metalcore's structured breakdowns. Poland's Upper Silesian industrial basin continues to produce heavy music that reflects the region's gritty, hardworking character.

Athens progressive death metal act active since 2016, bringing technical ambition and compositional depth to the Greek extreme metal scene. Their work balances death metal's heaviness with progressive complexity in a city known more for its black metal heritage.

Alexandroupoli death metal act from Greece's northeastern corner near the Turkish border, formed in 2023. Their position at the crossroads of Greek and Turkish Thrace lends a frontier quality to their death metal.

Belfast's Overoth delivers crushing death metal with a relentless intensity rooted in the old-school tradition of Morbid Angel and Immolation. Their compositions pile on blast beats and guttural vocals with uncompromising ferocity, representing Northern Ireland's death metal underground.