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."

Atmospheric black/melodic death metal solo project from Maynooth, Ireland, formed in 2021 by a self-described mid-forties musician rekindling his passion after years away from music. Releases including "Holocene" and "A Pale Blue Dot" blend atmospheric black metal textures with melodic death metal structures in a deeply personal creative endeavor.

Black/death metal one-man project from Hungary, formed in 2023 and driven by a prolific output despite self-described limited free time and basic equipment. The project has released numerous albums and splits with Hungarian-language titles, including collaborations with Urachel and Gormoth.

Death/black metal band originally from Poland, later relocating to the Netherlands, formed in 2020. The project bridges the extreme metal traditions of both countries, delivering a fierce blend of death and black metal that draws from the deep well of Polish underground brutality.