Heavy/power metal band from Kyustendil, Bulgaria, a small city in the western part of the country that has nonetheless produced underground metal acts. The band's Bandcamp is listed under 'cardinalsins,' connecting them to a tradition of heavy and power metal with a theatrical or anthemic sensibility. They operate within Bulgaria's relatively sparse regional metal scene outside Sofia and Plovdiv.

The Coven from La Línea de la Concepción — the Spanish town at the foot of Gibraltar — forge heavy metal at the southernmost tip of the Iberian Peninsula since 2015. Their witchcraft-themed name and strategic location at the gateway to Africa lend an exotic mysticism to their traditional metal.

The Cyon Project from Turin evolved from melodic death metal into heavy and stoner metal, reflecting a stylistic transformation since 2015. A decade of canine-themed compositions from the Piedmontese capital.

The Eventide is a heavy/power metal band from Athens, active since 2016. Their music delivers the melodic hooks and triumphant energy of power metal fused with classic heavy metal from the Greek capital.

The Evil from Brunswick deliver uncompromising heavy metal with the menacing attitude their blunt name demands, active since 2017 in Lower Saxony. Their straightforward approach to classic metal channels raw power without pretension from one of northern Germany's historic cities.

The Fallen Ones is a heavy metal band from Dublin, Ireland, formed in 2018. They deliver traditional heavy metal with powerful riffs and anthemic energy from the Irish capital.

The Fals from the tiny village of Otzenhausen in the Saarland craft blackened heavy metal that fuses classic metal's melodic power with black metal's atmospheric darkness since 2019. Their rural Hunsrück setting lends an isolated, forest-shrouded quality to their sound.

The Flare is a heavy metal band from Germany, formed in 2021. They play traditional heavy metal with straightforward, riff-centered compositions.

The Flesh Trading Company is a heavy/thrash/death metal band from Hassfurt, Germany, formed in 2012. They combine the heaviness of three extreme metal subgenres into a devastating assault.