German heavy/power metal band from Cologne, active since 2005. They deliver commanding power metal with heavy metal foundations from the Rhineland.

Spanish symphonic black metal band from Barcelona, formed in 2020. They pair orchestral grandeur with black metal ferocity from the Catalan capital.

Lancashire sludge metal band active since 2008, self-described as the soundtrack to drowning in a swamp. Their catalog including albums Tarnation, Remains, and Ichor! Ichor! has earned them stages alongside Orange Goblin, Baroness, Kylesa, and Harvey Milk.

Austrian grindcore/death metal trio from Kirchberg an der Pielach featuring Engel Mayr on guitar and vocals, Jürgen Schallauer on bass, and Urge Kirchner on drums. Their releases "Scheiss auf dein Geld" and "Wer das Schlechte nicht ehrt" showcase German-language hardcore punk-infused grind and death metal.

Umeå death metal revivalists channeling the raw, buzzsaw-guitar sound of early Swedish death metal with punk urgency. Their output on Blood Harvest and Pulverised Records earned them a reputation as one of the finest acts in Sweden's old-school death metal revival.

Manchester post-black metal project formed in 2013, blending blackened crust with post-rock dynamics. Their eight-track release merges the raw intensity of crust punk with black metal's atmospheric darkness and the expansive arrangements of post-rock.

Cold, unrelenting black metal from Gävle, active since 2019. Their sound embodies the genre's core principles: razor-sharp tremolo picking, furious drumming, and an atmosphere thick with hostility and darkness.

Athens-based stoner/doom outfit active since 2022, conjuring thick clouds of fuzz-laden riffage and hypnotic, groove-driven compositions. Their sound channels the haze of 1970s proto-metal through a modern lens of distortion-worship and lysergic exploration.

London death metal and crust punk band formed in 2013, blending aggressive death metal riffing with punk-fueled rawness. Their releases including 10 Counts of Fuck Off deliver a sludge-tinged crossover of extreme metal and crust.