Melodic heavy metal and hard rock band from Grenoble in the French Alps, active since 2015. Their sound draws from classic heavy metal and hard rock traditions, infused with the energy of the Alpine city's rock scene.

Heavy metal and hard rock band from Norwich, England, active since 2023. Their sound draws from the classic traditions of British heavy metal and hard rock, named after the classic Commodore 64 video game.

Helsinki-based heavy metal band active since 2016, whose Finnish name means 'energy,' delivering high-powered traditional metal from the Finnish capital. Their sound carries the force and vitality that their name promises.

Heavy metal band from the Biscay province of the Basque Country, Spain, active since 2018. Their sound carries the weight and power of traditional heavy metal, rooted in the culturally distinct Basque metal community.

Urtiden is a blackened heavy metal and punk project from Norrkoping, Sweden, explicitly anti-Nazi in stance, inspired by classic Swedish metal bands like Jonah Quizz and Mindless Sinner. Their 2021 album Iron Age Nomad Axe was entirely recorded, mastered, and performed by a member credited as Holm.

Heavy and stoner metal band from Varazdin, Croatia, named with a Tolkien reference, active since 2019. Their sound combines traditional heavy metal weight with stoner metal's fuzzy, riff-driven psychedelia.

Usaria is a solo progressive heavy/thrash metal project from Krakow, Poland, blending old-school heavy, thrash, death, and progressive metal into a conceptual whole. Their 2025 debut Nekromanteia is a concept album set in 1893, centered on a seance in an occupied Poland nobleman's manor.

Use Less is a heavy metal band from Kamnik, Slovenia, active since 2012 and delivering straightforward heavy metal from the alpine town north of Ljubljana. The project channels classic metal energy from Slovenia's mountainous heartland.

Users is a heavy/thrash metal band from Celje, Slovenia, active since 2018 and trafficking in aggressive, riff-driven metal from Slovenia's third-largest city. The project contributes to the growing Slovenian thrash metal underground.