Death/thrash outfit from Verona, formed in 2020. Their sound channels the raw energy of 1980s thrash through death metal's heavier lens, pairing aggressive vocals with riff-centric compositions.

Lublin black metal force active since 2007, exploring occult spirituality and nihilism through sophisticated, atmosphere-laden compositions on Metal Blade Records. Their albums, including 2024's Upharsin, demonstrate a band capable of evolving within black metal's framework while maintaining an intense, ritualistic core.

Atmospheric black/folk metal project from Mantua, active since 2005, weaving pastoral Italian landscapes into tremolo-driven black metal with folk instrumentation. Their music evokes the mist-shrouded plains of the Po Valley through a distinctly Mediterranean interpretation of Nordic-influenced atmospherics.

French thrash/death metal band from Lille, formed in 2025. They bring blazing death-thrash to northern France.

Danish band from Copenhagen, active since 2000, whose sound spans melodic death, gothic, and doom metal with a gothic rock phase in between. Their genre-shifting journey reflects a restless creative evolution over two-and-a-half decades.

Saint Petersburg-based heavy metal act active since 2015, delivering riff-driven compositions rooted in the genre's foundational traditions of power chords, soaring vocals, and galloping rhythms. Their sound carries the unmistakable stamp of classic heavy metal conviction.

Melodic death metal outfit from Bollnäs, formed in 2001. Twin-guitar harmonies and soaring lead work temper the brutality of blast beats and growled vocals, creating compositions that are both punishing and anthemic.

German psychedelic doom metal and rock band from Augsburg, formed in 2018. They merge doom metal's crushing weight with psychedelic textures and cosmic explorations.

Khabarovsk-based death/thrash metal act active since 2023, fusing death metal's guttural intensity with thrash's riff-driven velocity and rhythmic precision. Their high-energy approach delivers the heaviness of death metal married to thrash's urgent momentum.