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Felgueiras, PT · 2008–present · active
Blackened death metal band from Felgueiras in northern Portugal, active since 2008 with releases including Everblasting Struggle and LEBABVOID on Unexploded Records. Their sound incorporates chants, choirs, clean vocals, piano, and brass alongside blackened death metal aggression, creating a richly layered extreme metal approach.
St. Pölten, AT · 2018–present · active
Melodic death metal act from St. Pölten, Austria, channeling the twin-guitar harmonies and aggressive precision of the Gothenburg school since 2018. Their sound brings Scandinavian-influenced melodic death metal to the heart of Lower Austria.
Lannion, FR · 1996–present · active
Death metal band from Lannion in Brittany, France, with roots going back to 1996. They are longstanding veterans of the Breton death metal underground.
Porto, PT · 2006–present · active
Self-described "In Groove We Trust" metal band from Porto/Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal formed in 2004, delivering groove metal with doses of power, melody, and progressive touches. Their 2024 album Momentum — ten tracks produced at Raising Legends Studio and mastered by Max Tomé — showcases a mature groove metal sound built over two decades of Portuguese underground activity.
Saint Petersburg, RU · 2014–present · active
A product of Russia's vast and intense metal underground, this Saint Petersburg-based death metal, melodic death metal, and metalcore act channels percussive blast-beat onslaughts and cavernous production. Active since 2014, low-tuned guitars and guttural vocals form the bedrock of their attack.
Suceava, RO · 2010–present · active
Melodic death/doom metal band from Suceava in the Bukovina region of northeastern Romania, active since 2010. Their sound fuses melodic death metal with doom metal's crushing pace from the medieval Moldavian citadel town.
Marseille, FR · 2011–present · active
Death metal and metalcore band from Marseille, France active since 2011. They bring intense, modern extreme metal from the Mediterranean port city.
Stuttgart, DE · 2021–present · active
Blackened death metal act from Stuttgart, Germany, forging a fusion of black and death metal's most aggressive elements since 2021. Their approach merges atmospheric black metal darkness with death metal's rhythmic brutality.
Granada, ES · 1996–present · active
Death metal act from Granada, Spain with origins dating back to 1996. As longstanding veterans of the Andalusian extreme metal underground, they have maintained a commitment to brutal death metal for decades.

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