Underground to the core, this heavy metal act from Linköping traffics in twin-guitar harmonies and commanding vocal lines. Since 2019, they've built a catalog that reflects the Gothenburg school's homeland.

Heavy metal band from Wiesloch in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, formed in 2020, delivering classic, powerful riffs. Their executioner-themed name captures the commanding, decisive quality of their traditional heavy metal.

Heavy/black metal act from Copenhagen, Denmark, formed in 2025, merging traditional metal power with black metal's atmospheric darkness. Their executioner-themed name drives a sound that passes judgment through aggressive, commanding metal.

Thrash and heavy metal veterans from Ypres, Belgium, with roots stretching back to 1991, making them one of the country's longest-running thrash acts. Their decades-long commitment to the genre reflects an unwavering dedication to high-speed, riff-driven metal from Flanders' historic western edge.

In existence since 2022, this Birmingham Heavy Metal outfit delivers iron-clad riffs and soaring melodic passages. Their place within the UK's ever-evolving heavy music tradition speaks to the depth of the region's heavy music culture.

A product of the birthplace of heavy metal itself, this London-based heavy metal and thrash metal act channels mosh-pit-inducing aggression with tightly wound precision. Active since 2022, the tempo rarely drops below neck-breaking speed.

Heavy metal and power metal band from Kozani in northern Greece, active since 2016. They deliver epic, soaring metal from the Macedonian highlands.

Heavy, industrial, and thrash metal hybrid from Jaen, Spain active since 2016. They fuse mechanical industrial textures with thrash aggression from the olive oil capital of Spain.

Heavy metal band from Ourense, Galicia, Spain formed in 2018. They represent the heavy metal underground of inland Galicia.