Hailing from the small Belarusian city of Maladzyechna, Prevail has been forging melodic death metal since 2014. Their Gothenburg-influenced approach — soaring twin harmonies over aggressive rhythms — brings a touch of Swedish melodicism to the Belarusian underground.

From the southern Bulgarian city of Haskovo, Project Grey has been crafting cold black metal since 2015. Their releases explore themes of aberration and existential decay through raw tremolo passages and hypnotic repetition rooted in the Eastern European underground tradition.

Doom and heavy metal band from Krakow, Poland, formed in 2025, worshipping at the altar of heavy doom from one of Poland's most metal-rich cities. They bring freshly forged doom to the Krakow underground.

Trier-based Paid Charons Fare has been navigating the bleak waters between death and funeral doom metal since 2014. Named for the mythological toll of crossing into the underworld, their sound matches that morbid imagery with crushing, glacially-paced compositions from Germany's oldest city.

Doom and death metal band from Saint Petersburg, Russia, active since 2006, crafting crushing doom-death steeped in sorrow. Nearly two decades of painful recollection mark them as veterans of the Petersburg underground.

Gothic and doom metal band from Covilha, Portugal, formed in 2010, painting dark sonic landscapes from the Serra da Estrela mountain region. They deliver atmospheric gothic doom from central Portugal.

Doom metal band from Moscow, Russia, formed in 2021, keeping watch over the Russian capital with crushing doom metal weight. They bring slow-burning heaviness to Moscow's metal underground.

A 2025 German project merging progressive songwriting with the weight of death-doom, Palegrave crafts expansive compositions that balance crushing low-end with melodic ambition. Their debut material suggests a band drawn equally to Opeth's progressive grandeur and Novembers Doom's mournful heaviness.

Sludge and doom metal band from London, England, active since 2001, making them a veteran act in the British sludge and doom scene. Over two decades of crushing heaviness mark them as pillars of the London underground.