Idiots Rule is a heavy metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, active since 2017 and forging classic heavy metal with conviction and power. The project channels the timeless spirit of traditional metal riffage.

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.

Ignition is a power metal band from Duisburg, Germany, active since 2012, delivering high-energy power metal with the speed and precision characteristic of the genre's German heartland. The Ruhr Valley band channels the tradition of Helloween-era power metal through anthemic hooks and virtuosic performances.

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.