Black/death metal act from Geneva, Switzerland, delivering savage, possessed extremity since 2015. Their name, derived from the Greek for one possessed by a demon, captures the frenzied, unhinged energy of their extreme metal assault.

The Italian city of Viterbo serves as headquarters for this death metal and thrash metal operation, whose arsenal includes Florida-school brutality with modern precision. The riffs hit with blunt-force trauma, leaving no room for subtlety.

Melodic death metal band from the Porto/Matosinhos area of northern Portugal, active since 2012. Their sound delivers melodic death metal from Portugal's second city on the Atlantic coast.

A product of Italy's deep-rooted extreme metal underground, this Castel di Lama (Ascoli Piceno)-based death metal act channels punishing grooves interlocked with frenzied tremolo passages. Active since 2021, primal ferocity drives every note of their catalog.

Part of the UK's ever-evolving heavy music tradition, this act channels death metal and melodic death metal with a focus on guttural vocals and churning downtuned riffs. Formed in 2009, based in Taunton, expect nothing but full-bore death metal savagery.

When Engraved in Blood emerged in 2013 from Nottingham, they brought with them a sound rooted in death metal and thrash metal — all percussive blast-beat onslaughts and cavernous production. Low-tuned guitars and guttural vocals form the bedrock of their attack.

Verona-based death metal act, active since 2014 delivering HM-2 filth and d-beat fury in the old Swedish tradition. Rooted in the Mediterranean peninsula's diverse metal ecosystem, their approach favors no-frills brutality over technical showmanship.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom — death metal of the most uncompromising kind. Active since 2012, they deal in percussive blast-beat onslaughts and cavernous production. Low-tuned guitars and guttural vocals form the bedrock of their attack.

Part of Russia's sprawling, uncompromising metal landscape, this act channels death metal and melodic death metal with a focus on labyrinthine song structures built on chromatic riff mazes. Formed in 2016, based in Irkutsk, the focus remains squarely on devastating rhythmic impact.