Thrash metal band from Mol, Belgium, active from 2007 to 2017, with their 2013 album "Face the Evil" earning strong praise. Their eight-track record blends energetic thrash with stoner metal undertones and lyrics tackling psychological and social themes.

German groove metal band from Andernach, formed in 2016. They lock into heavy, rhythmic grooves from the banks of the Middle Rhine.

Since 2023, this Italian thrash metal act has delivered high-velocity riff assaults from Trieste. Their sound channels the raw energy of the genre's golden era through tight musicianship.

German heavy metal band from Berlin, formed in 2010. They play riff-driven traditional heavy metal from the capital's long-standing metal community.

German melodic death metal band from Cologne, formed in 2016. They craft melodic death metal with twin-guitar harmonies from the Rhineland's largest city.

Spanish power metal band from Sabadell near Barcelona, formed in 2016. They deliver soaring power metal anthems from the Catalan industrial heartland.

French progressive metal and rock band from Le Havre, formed in 2016. They explore progressive metal's vast possibilities from the Norman port city.

Five-piece thrash/groove metal band from Cardiff, formed in 2021, citing Lamb of God, Gojira, and The Haunted among their influences. Their Nimis EP was praised as a vicious, destructive statement forged in adversity and triumph.

Stoner metal act from Halmstad, formed in 2015. Their compositions ride low-slung grooves through clouds of distortion, evoking the sun-baked psychedelia of the desert rock tradition.

German heavy/progressive metal band from Frankfurt, formed in 2013. They merge traditional heavy metal power with progressive metal's expansive structures.

London / Newcastle upon Tyne-based NWOBHM-inspired heavy metal act active since 2019, channeling the raw energy and twin-guitar attack of the late 1970s and early 1980s British heavy metal explosion. Their sound recalls the glory days of Iron Maiden, Saxon, and Diamond Head.

Doom metal outfit from Rzeszów, formed in 2022. Their compositions stretch conventional structures to their limits, filling every measure with oppressive weight and deliberate, devastating momentum.

German speed and power metal legends from Krefeld, formed in 1988. Originally rooted in speed metal, they evolved into one of the world's most acclaimed power metal bands, renowned for their epic, Tolkien-inspired compositions and orchestral grandeur.

Črna na Koroškem-based heavy metal and hard rock outfit active since 2012, blending classic heavy metal riffing with the swagger and groove of hard rock. Their sound channels the spirit of 1970s and 1980s arena rock through crunchy guitar tones and hook-laden songwriting.

Leeds hard rock and heavy metal outfit whose catalog includes The Bastard EP, The Quick or the Damned, and Red Light Fever. Their riff-driven sound channels classic British hard rock energy with a modern edge.