A product of the tiny nation at the crossroads of Germanic and Slavic metal, this Nova Gorica-based death metal, melodic death metal, and thrash metal act channels percussive blast-beat onslaughts and cavernous production. Active since 2021, low-tuned guitars and guttural vocals form the bedrock of their attack.

Death/thrash metal act from Osnabruck in Lower Saxony, Germany, delivering aggressive crossover extremity since 2009. Their Latin-derived name, meaning "outcome" or "event," lends a fatalistic quality to their relentless metal.

Thrash metal band from Montpellier, France active since 2013. They deliver fast, aggressive thrash from the Languedoc coast.

Drawing from Agrigento's musical fabric, this Italian act forges Groove Metal, Power Metal, and Thrash Metal built on galloping rhythms and shredding leads that recall metal's golden age. Razor-edged guitar tone and barked vocals recall thrash's golden era.

Crossover thrash band from Orihuela in Alicante province, Spain, active since 2012. They deliver fast, aggressive crossover thrash from southeastern Spain.

Black/thrash metal band from Lahti, Finland formed in 2019. They fuse black metal darkness with thrash metal speed from southern Finland.

Black, death, and thrash metal band from Reading, England active since 2014. They unleash a triple-headed extreme metal assault from Berkshire.

Practitioners of black metal, death metal, and doom metal, this Hungarian outfit from Nagyatád has been refining their craft since 2014. Their sound hinges on second-wave ferocity filtered through modern production sensibilities, delivered with dogged persistence.

Wielding thrash metal as their weapon, this Swedish outfit has been refining their craft since 2022. Their sound hinges on galloping rhythms and shredding leads that recall metal's golden age, delivered with brute-force conviction.