Formed in Grimsby, England, in 2005, The Brew are a three-piece rooted in the psychedelic blues rock of the late 1960s and early 1970s, drawing from Cream, Hendrix, and the early British blues scene to craft a sound their admirers have called a bridge between the two decades. The band maintained a consistent lineup of Tim Smith, Kurtis Smith, and Jason Barwick across six studio albums, earning votes for Best Band in the Rolling Stones fan club publication and regular festival slots across Europe. Their albums blend earthy blues textures with occasional psychedelic flourishes and hard rock crunch.

Based in Nuremberg, Germany, and active since 2008, The Bulletmonks deal in a swaggering brand of blues-drenched hard rock that critics have described as 'Mosh 'n' Roll,' drawing comparisons to AC/DC, Airbourne, and The Answer. Their debut album Weapons of Mass Destruction (2009) received solid reviews and led to support slots with WASP, UFO, and Volbeat, as well as a co-headline slot at Hamburg's Welt Astra Tag Festival in front of tens of thousands. Though the band went quiet after 2016, they remained a respected name in the European hard rock underground.

A five-piece formed in South London during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, The Karma Effect craft a bluesy, vintage-inflected hard rock sound built around big choruses, Hammond organ, and the raw, soulful vocals of Henry Gottelier. Their self-released self-titled debut (2022) led to extensive festival appearances, and the follow-up The Promised Land on Earache Records unexpectedly broke into the Top 20 of the UK Albums Chart while topping the UK Rock and Metal Albums Chart. A third album, Cruel Intentions, was announced for Earache Records in May 2026.

Belgian rock trio Triggerfinger have been one of the biggest bands in the Benelux region since forming in Lier in 1998, delivering hard-hitting rock that draws comparisons to Queens of the Stone Age, Masters of Reality, and Led Zeppelin. Their acoustic cover of Lykke Li's 'I Follow Rivers' reached number one across multiple European countries in 2012, earning them four Belgian Music Industry Awards including Hit of the Year. The band's fearsome live reputation reached its peak when they supported the Rolling Stones at Hyde Park in 2013, cementing Ruben Block and company as one of Europe's premier rock acts.