Sludge metal band from Glasgow, formed in 2019. They bring the weight and abrasive heaviness of the sludge tradition to the Scottish underground metal scene.

Finnish melodic death/thrash metal band from Joensuu, formed in 2011. They deliver backstabbing melodeath-thrash from the eastern Finnish lake district.

German thrash metal band from Beckum, formed in 2017. They deliver high-energy thrash metal with the aggression and speed the genre demands.

German heavy/speed metal band from Böblingen, formed in 2021. They draw on the classic German speed metal tradition, pairing fast riffing with the melodic sensibility of traditional heavy metal.

Backyard Babies are a sleaze rock and hard rock band from Nässjö, Sweden, formed in 1987 and widely credited with popularizing sleaze rock across Scandinavia. Their discography spans eight studio albums and two Swedish Grammy Awards, with Total 13 (1998) and Stockholm Syndrome (2003) regarded as landmark records in the genre. The band's roster has included guitarist Dregen, who concurrently played in The Hellacopters, and their 2008 self-titled album reached number one on the Swedish albums chart.

German death/thrash metal band from Erfurt and Jena, formed in 2019. They combine the technicality and aggression of death and thrash metal with a tongue-in-cheek sensibility evident in their name.

Spanish grindcore band from Badalona near Barcelona, formed in 2013. They deliver short, punishing blasts of grindcore from the Catalan coast.

Dublin-based funeral doom project active since 1995, stretching compositions to their absolute breaking point through glacial tempos and overwhelming sonic density. Their music moves with the slow inevitability of geological time.

French heavy metal band from Couzon-au-Mont-d'Or near Lyon, formed in 2018. They play traditional heavy metal from the hills above France's gastronomic capital.