Depressive black metal project from Roost-Warendin in northern France, active since 2017. They explore bleak, sorrowful soundscapes from the mining country of Nord-Pas-de-Calais.

Grindcore/death metal band from the Lisbon/Portimão axis of Portugal, launched in 2025. Their sound fuses grindcore's blasting intensity with death metal's heaviness from both the Portuguese capital and the Algarve coast.

Raw black metal project from Portugal active since 2017. Their name — referencing the star Aldebaran — adds cosmic mysticism to an uncompromising raw black metal approach.

Part of Poland's relentlessly productive underground, this act channels death metal and progressive metal with a focus on labyrinthine compositions spanning multiple movements and moods. Formed in 2013, based in Wrocław, every recording pushes a little further into uncharted sonic territory.

The British city of Gloucester serves as headquarters for this heavy metal operation, whose arsenal includes leather-and-studs authenticity in a modern framework. The spirit of NWOBHM burns bright in their songwriting.

Sludge doom band from Vigo, Galicia, Spain founded in 2010, evolved from a drone doom project into a primarily sludge doom outfit. Their catalog includes Neurosis EP, Podrido Por Dentro, and the 2022 EP Aislamiento, blending funeral doom, DSBM vocals, and stoner influences.

Black/death metal band from Joensuu, Finland formed in 2021. They deliver fierce extreme metal from the forests of Finnish Karelia.

Melodic heavy metal band from Vienna, Austria, crafting hook-laden, dual-guitar driven metal with a classic European sensibility since 2018. Their sound balances power and melody in the tradition of the NWOBHM and continental heavy metal.

Metalcore and death metal veterans from Maasmechelen, Belgium, one of the country's longest-running bands in the style with roots going back to 2003. Their two-decade career reflects deep commitment to the fusion of hardcore energy and death metal brutality.