German black metal band from Offenbach am Main, formed in 2025. They represent the newest wave of German black metal emerging from the Hessian underground.

Progressive and fusion metal trio based in London, formed in 2013, featuring guitarist Barbora alongside bassist Edwin Jack-Chapman and drummer James Wise. Their releases including the Tartarus EP and Enigma blend technical proficiency with jazz-influenced progressive metal.

German black/death metal band from Leipzig, formed in 2025. They forge a hostile union of black and death metal from one of eastern Germany's most vibrant metal cities.

Thrash metal outfit from Riga, formed in 2012. Their compositions hit with the urgent intensity that defines the genre at its best: fast, tight, and unapologetically aggressive.

Heavy metal project from Swindon, active since 2018. They channel traditional heavy metal and speed metal energy through blade-and-steel imagery and hard-charging riffs.

Occupying the shadowed intersection of black metal and doom from Szentendre, active since 1999 crafts compositions that alternate between frozen blast sections and monolithic, slow-motion heaviness.

Black metal project from Hungary, emerging in 2020. Their compositions draw from the wellspring of second-wave Scandinavian tradition while filtering it through the cultural context of their Hungarian origins.

Enschede-based folk metal act active since 2019, weaving traditional melodies and acoustic instrumentation into a heavy metal framework. Their compositions bridge musical heritage with the power of electric amplification.

Stargard-based death/thrash metal act active since 2017, 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.