Neoclassical power metal band from Nassjo, Sweden, formed in 2016, delivering technically accomplished, classically influenced power metal from the Smaland region. They bring baroque grandeur to Swedish metal.

Heavy and power metal band from Brno, Czech Republic, formed in 2014, delivering the twin-guitar harmonies and soaring vocals characteristic of European power metal. They contribute to Brno's active metal community.

Heavy and power metal band from Almada, Portugal, formed in 2016, delivering memorable melodic metal from across the Tagus River from Lisbon. They bring anthemic power metal to the Portuguese scene.

Progressive and power metal band from Brumov-Bylnice, Czech Republic, active since 1997, making them a veteran act in the Czech progressive metal scene. Their nearly three decades of activity speak to their dedication to technically ambitious, melodic metal.

A 2023 thrash-groove metal project from the La Mancha town of Quintanar de la Orden, Prypiat Metal takes nuclear-disaster imagery and channels it through the wind-swept Castilian plateau. Their Cervantes-country origins add literary weight to their aggressive sound.

Power metal band from Luhansk, Ukraine, formed in 2017, delivering epic power metal from the embattled eastern Ukrainian city. They bring heroic tales through anthemic metal.

One of Denmark's more obscure black metal entities, Putrifixion has been lurking in the underground since 1995, making them a genuinely early-wave Scandinavian black metal project. Their three decades of activity — much of it shrouded in anonymity — speak to a commitment beyond trend-chasing.

Named after the psychoactive mushroom genus, Laudio's Psilocybe has been dispensing thrash metal with hallucinatory intensity since 2016. Their Basque Country setting connects them to Álava's underground scene, where extreme music thrives in small but passionate communities.

Rendsburg's Powerhead fuses heavy, power, and thrash metal into a triple-pronged assault from the Schleswig-Holstein countryside since 2016. Their Kiel Canal-adjacent base provides an appropriately industrial setting for their high-octane approach.