Norwegian progressive death/groove metal band from Oslo, blending technical ambition with rhythmic heaviness since 2017. Their approach channels prog complexity through the dual lens of death and groove metal.

Living Gate is a Belgian death metal band formed in 2020 by members drawn from some of Europe's most respected heavy bands: Aaron Rieseberg of American doom act Yob alongside Lennart Bossu, Wim Coppers, and Levy Seynaeve of Oathbreaker, Wiegedood, and Amenra. The project channels a shared love of classic, unpolished death metal into a deliberately raw and unfussy sound, debuting with the Deathlust EP on Relapse Records in 2020 and following up with their first full-length Suffer As One in 2024.

French death metal band from Paris, delivering old-school death metal aggression since 2013. Their name captures the decomposing, putrid essence of their death metal sound.

London-based death metal band active since 2009, delivering visceral brutality with unflinching themes. Their name signals the graphic, confrontational character of their death metal approach.

Greek band from Eleusis that evolved from black metal origins in 2017 into melodic black/death metal territory. Named after a drow spider goddess, their sound weaves dark fantasy themes through evolving extreme metal.

Maltese death metal/crossover band from Marsa, active since 2003 and representing the island's longest-running extreme act. Their two decades of brutality make them pioneers of the Maltese underground metal scene.

Grindcore/death metal outfit from Ghent, Belgium, unleashing short, savage blasts of extremity since 2012. Their sound combines grind's blistering speed and brevity with death metal's low-end heaviness and guttural vocals.

Czech thrash/death metal band from Prague, delivering relentless aggression since 2006. As one of Prague's longer-running extreme acts, they channel two decades of thrash and death metal intensity into their punishing sound.

French death metal band from the Pays de la Loire region, active since 2018. Their name, meaning 'Places of Hell,' signals the infernal, underworld character of their death metal.