Melodic power metal band from Frankfurt, Germany, delivering fantasy-tinged, anthem-driven metal since 2008. Their Tolkien-inspired name reflects the epic, adventure-fueled spirit of their power metal sound.

Folk metal band from Kerava, Finland formed in 2020. They weave folk melodies and fantasy themes into their metal from the greater Helsinki area.

Heavy metal band from Grenoble, France active since 2011. They deliver classic heavy metal from the foot of the French Alps.

ELWOOD STRAY are a heavy band from Essen, Germany, established in 2016 and shaped by the modern European metalcore and post-hardcore circuit. After a series of independent singles, the band signed with Out Of Line Music and sharpened its identity on Gone With The Flow, a debut full-length that balanced high-energy riffs, melodic choruses, and a willingness to pull from pop-punk brightness as well as heavier breakdowns. Singles such as "No Cure," "Decaying," "Negative," "Shattered," "Evolve," and "Nevermind" show a group interested in immediacy, not just heaviness for its own sake. Their second album Descending expanded the band's emotional and dynamic reach, with stronger production and a clearer sense of contrast between aggressive passages and clean melodic lift. ELWOOD STRAY fit metalcore scope directly through their guitar weight, rhythmic force, harsh vocals, and touring context with heavier international acts. What makes them stand out is the way they keep momentum high without flattening melody. Their best songs move like live-set accelerants, using hooks as pressure points rather than soft exits from the heavy sections.

Gothic, industrial, and symphonic metal band from Paris, France formed in 2024. They fuse dark electronic textures with orchestral metal grandeur from the French capital.

Death, melodic death, and thrash metal band from Staffordshire, England active since 2018. They deliver fierce, aggressive extreme metal from the West Midlands.

Death/black metal band from Pribram, Czech Republic, merging two of extreme metal's most ferocious subgenres since 2010. Their paradisiacal name contrasts sharply with the darkness and aggression of their blackened death metal sound.

Death, heavy, and melodic death metal band from London, England active since 2018. They blend traditional heavy metal grandeur with melodic death metal intensity.

Doom/death metal veterans from Iserlohn in Germany's Sauerland region, with roots stretching back to 1996. Named after the Greek afterlife, their nearly three-decade career has produced a catalog steeped in the mournful, crushing atmosphere of doom/death metal.