Operating from Kettering, this slam/brutal death metal project has been shaping relentless sound since 2016. Heavy, downtuned riffing and relentless percussion drive their compositions.

Thrash crossover act from the historic city of Verdun in Lorraine, active since 2013. Their playful name contrasts with aggressive compositions that blend thrash metal velocity with hardcore punk attitude.

Hacktivist formed in Milton Keynes in 2011 and became a notable British force by fusing djent guitar architecture with grime and rap vocal delivery. Their early self-titled EP made the concept immediately clear: low-tuned, syncopated riffs and politically charged bars could share space without one feeling pasted over the other. Outside the Box expanded the approach with tracks such as "False Idols," "Deceive and Defy," "Buszy," and "No Way Back," while Hyperdialect and later singles continued to refine the balance between technical heaviness and street-level rhythmic phrasing. The lineup has changed across the years, but the core idea remains distinctive: Hacktivist treat the rhythm of rapped vocals as another percussive element in a metal arrangement, not as a guest texture. Their music fits metal scope through djent precision, breakdowns, guitar tone, and festival context, while the rap influence gives the band a cultural and rhythmic identity beyond standard progressive metalcore. Hacktivist's best songs work when the grooves feel mechanical and human at once, with vocal flow locking into the same grid that drives the guitars.

Emerging from Poitiers's underground, this progressive/groove/death metal act has been forging scorching sonic fury since 2007. Rooted in old-school traditions, their compositions deliver unrelenting heaviness.

Relentless death metal project from Pata, carving a path through Slovakia's underground since 2024. Their sound channels the genre's most crushing impulses through thunderous riffs.

From Lyon in France, this post-black/sludge metal act brings relentless intensity since 2012. Cold atmospheres and venomous vocals define their particular approach to the genre.

Haddock is a doom/stoner metal band from Karlstad, Sweden, active since 2013 and delivering crushing, fuzz-laden heaviness where doom's oppressive weight meets stoner metal's hazy grooves. The project channels low-end power and psychedelic atmosphere.

Hadeon is a progressive metal/rock band from Udine, Italy, formed in 2017. They craft intricate progressive compositions with technical ambition.

Black metal project from Aachen, Germany, active since 2008. Their sound channels the raw aggression and atmospheric darkness that defines the German black metal underground.