Athens-based symphonic metal act active since 2009, building their sound on lush orchestral arrangements, soaring vocals, and cinematic compositions. Their music draws from the European symphonic metal tradition of epic, larger-than-life heavy music.

Cardiff heavy metal band formed in 2019, featuring former Tigertailz vocalist Kim Hooker alongside fellow ex-Tigertailz members Cy and Andy Skinner. Their debut That Which Preys On The Dead captures the spirit of classic heavy metal and glam-inflected hard rock across ten tracks.

Thrash metal outfit from Cerkno, formed in 2011. Their compositions hit with the urgent intensity that defines the genre at its best: fast, tight, and unapologetically aggressive.

French groove/thrash metal band from Paris, formed in 2020. They deliver heavy groove-thrash from the French capital.

Uncompromising death metal from Łódź, active since 2021. Their material trades in the genre's heaviest traditions: cavernous vocals, churning guitar work, and percussion that hits with tectonic force.

Groove metal outfit from Halmstad, formed in 2013. Their material trades in the satisfying crunch of heavy, rhythmically driven riffs that demand involuntary neck movement.

Athens-based heavy/thrash metal outfit active since 2021, combining traditional heavy metal's melodic sensibility with thrash's speed and aggression. Their sound occupies the hard-hitting middle ground between classic metal anthems and thrash metal fury.

Groove metal and death 'n' roll band from Antwerp, Belgium, active since 2015. They combine groove metal's rhythmic crunch with the loose, rock-infected swagger of death 'n' roll.

Cold, unrelenting black metal from Kharkiv, active since 2018. Their sound embodies the genre's core principles: razor-sharp tremolo picking, furious drumming, and an atmosphere thick with hostility and darkness.