NWOBHM/heavy metal band from Gloucester, formed in 2020. Their sound channels the spirit of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal from the Gloucestershire cathedral city.

Heavy/thrash metal band from Edinburgh, Scotland formed in 2019. Their Irish Gaelic name — meaning 'hell' — channels aggressive metal from the Scottish capital.

Heavy metal band from Salo in southwestern Finland, formed in 2021. Their Latin name — meaning 'fire sea' — channels traditional heavy metal from the Varsinais-Suomi region.

Ikara is a melodic heavy metal band from Prague, Czech Republic, formed in 2018, building its sound on soaring vocal melodies and driving riffs in the tradition of European melodic metal. The band channels the grandeur of the Czech capital into anthemic, hook-driven compositions.

Heavy metal and hard rock band from Kajaani in the Kainuu region of northeastern Finland, active since 2014. Their Finnish name channels classic metal from the remote Kainuu wilderness.

Heavy/doom metal band from Tampere, Finland formed in 2021. Their Finnish name — meaning 'life path' — channels introspective heavy doom from Finland's inland industrial capital.

Illfigure is a heavy/groove metal band from Norrköping, Sweden, active since 1995 and delivering heavy, rhythmic riffage with crushing mid-tempo intensity. The project channels the headbanging immediacy of groove metal.

Heavy metal band from Nottingham in the East Midlands, active since 2011. Their illuminating name channels classic heavy metal from Robin Hood's city.

Heavy/progressive metal and rock band from Manchester, launched in 2025. Their sound blends heavy and progressive metal from the northern English industrial capital.