Austrian doom/death metal project from Upper Austria forging epic, crushing compositions since 2022, blending funeral-paced doom with death metal ferocity. Their catalog includes a collaboration with Daniel Droste of AHAB, underscoring their deep roots in the international doom scene.

Death metal band from Heinola, Finland formed in 2020. They deliver parasitic death metal brutality from the Finnish Lakeland.

Death metal and deathcore act from the Baltic university city of Greifswald, Germany, formed in 2023. Their approach merges death metal's guttural ferocity with deathcore's rhythmic breakdowns from northeastern Germany.

Death/doom metal act from Opwijk, Belgium, merging the crushing slowness of doom with death metal's guttural ferocity since 2010. Their long-running commitment to the genre reflects deep roots in Belgium's extreme metal underground.

Symphonic power metal band from Turgi, Switzerland, crafting epic, orchestrally enriched compositions since 2011. Their Tolkien-inspired name reflects a taste for fantasy themes delivered through sweeping symphonic arrangements and powerful vocals.

Depressive black metal project from Minsk, Belarus, channeling bleakness, despair, and emotional extremity since 2021. Their sound embraces the genre's most introspective and tormented tendencies through raw, atmospheric compositions.

Pushing the boundaries of progressive metal and thrash metal, this Italian outfit from Naples has been refining their craft since 2012. Their sound hinges on odd-time signatures woven into surprisingly accessible songwriting, delivered with stubborn authenticity.

Black metal and folk metal project from Martorell, Spain, active since 2021. They fuse the raw intensity of black metal with folk elements drawn from their Catalan surroundings.

Moscow, Russia — brutal death metal and death metal of the most uncompromising kind. Active since 2014, they deal in percussive blast-beat onslaughts and cavernous production. Low-tuned guitars and guttural vocals form the bedrock of their attack.