Solo industrial metal and post-rock project from Romney Marsh in Kent, led by multi-instrumentalist John Wood since 2003. Across thirteen releases including the full-length Stormprayer, the project blends programmed electronics with guitar-driven experimentation spanning industrial, post-rock, and ambient territories.

German melodic death metal and metalcore band from Fürstenwalde, formed in 2009. They fuse Scandinavian-style melodic death metal with the rhythmic intensity and breakdowns of metalcore.

German black metal and ambient project from Erkelenz, formed in 2021. They blend the ferocity of black metal with ambient soundscapes for an atmospheric, layered listening experience.

German groove/death metal band from Sinsheim, formed in 2010. They combine groove metal's heavy rhythmic foundation with death metal's guttural vocal assault.

Finnish doom metal and death 'n' roll band from Tampere, formed in 2023. They combine doom metal's crushing weight with death 'n' roll's groovy swagger.

Finnish black metal band from Jyväskylä, formed in 2012. They deliver cold, atmospheric black metal from the lake district of central Finland.

Stoner doom act from Forlì (Forlì-Cesena), formed in 2025. Their music moves at a glacial pace through layers of fuzz and psychedelic textures, inviting the listener into a trance-like state of heavy meditation.

Trentino-South Tyrol-based black metal act active since 2007, channeling the genre's core tenets of tremolo-driven riffing and blast-beat fury through a Italian lens. Their recordings maintain a commitment to the raw, unvarnished aesthetic that defines underground black metal.

Tver-based black metal act active since 2006, channeling the genre's core tenets of tremolo-driven riffing and blast-beat fury through a Russian lens. Their recordings maintain a commitment to the raw, unvarnished aesthetic that defines underground black metal.