Krasnyy Chikoy-based black metal and death metal act, active since 2007 delivering venomous shrieks over walls of distortion. Rooted in one of Eastern Europe's most extreme metal communities, the compositions unfold with ritualistic patience and venomous intent.

Black metal project from France active since 2017. They channel evil darkness through raw black metal.

Doom and sludge metal band from Barcelona, Spain formed in 2012, with releases including Cabeza de Vaca and a contribution to October Dust, a Spanish tribute to Peter Steele. Their heavy, crushing sound pays homage to the titans of doom.

Decidedly heavy and deliberately confrontational, this death metal and thrash metal act from Arzamas traffics in guttural vocals and churning downtuned riffs. Since 2016, they've built a catalog that reflects Russia's sprawling, uncompromising metal landscape.

When Evilized emerged in 2007 from Racibórz, they brought with them a sound rooted in doom metal and gothic metal — all beauty-and-the-beast vocal contrasts over darkly atmospheric arrangements. The combination of influences yields something more interesting than any single genre label implies.

Black metal project from Split, Croatia formed in 2019. They bring raw black metal from the Dalmatian coast.

Italian heavy metal band formed in 2018, delivering traditional heavy metal with an emphasis on classic riffing and old-school metal values. Their sound pays tribute to the genre's foundational principles.

Thrash metal act from Asnaes on Denmark's island of Zealand, delivering relentless aggression since 2015. Their palindromic name mirrors the relentless, circular fury of their thrash metal assault.

Thrash/death metal band from Felgueiras in northern Portugal, active since 2015. Their sound fuses thrash metal's speed with death metal's aggression from the Minho region's industrial interior.