Symphonic metal band from Marseille on France's Mediterranean coast, active since 2013. Their sound layers orchestral arrangements over heavy metal from France's second-largest city.

Ivory Moon is a epic symphonic metal band from Rome, Italy, active since 2020 and weaving orchestral grandeur into heavy metal songwriting. The project delivers cinematic, bombastic compositions with sweeping arrangements.

Izakaron is a symphonic black metal act from Dzerzhinsk, Russia, active since 2015 and weaving orchestral grandeur into the ferocity of black metal. The project delivers cinematic, bombastic extremity with sweeping arrangements.

Izar is a symphonic power metal band from Athens, Greece, active since 2022 and delivering soaring melodies, epic arrangements, and powerful vocals. The project channels the grandeur and ambition of power metal.

Jezebel is a heavy metal band from the Netherlands that brings dark, intense energy to their compositions. Their aggressive approach to metal draws on the strong Dutch tradition of heavy and extreme music.

Julian Lehmann is an independent Swiss composer who blends epic cinematic music with ethnic, folk, medieval, and metal elements. His releases including Keeper of the Wild and Home of Legends feature melodic and rhythmic compositions that merge orchestral grandeur with heavy guitar work.

Julien Martinoia is a French metal musician and composer with a career spanning two decades since 2003. His releases including A World I Created and The Insight demonstrate a sustained commitment to heavy, melodic metal compositions.

Juvaliant is a symphonic progressive power metal band from Salzburg, Austria, whose name fuses the city's Latin name Juvavum with the word valiant. Their debut album Inhuman Nature (2010) was released through Limb Music with artwork by Felipe Machado Franco, known for his work with Iced Earth and Ayreon, and addresses weighty themes of war, terror, and discrimination through dramatic orchestral metal.

Symphonic power metal band from Seville, formed in 2025 and combining orchestral grandeur with power metal's soaring melodies. Their Andalusian origins bring a southern European warmth to the typically northern European genre.