Brutal death metal/grindcore band from Cordoba in Andalusia, active since 2000 and delivering a quarter-century of extreme sonic violence. Their armored-skin name reflects the impenetrable, punishing nature of their quarter-century catalog.

Finnish black metal project formed in 2018, with a name meaning "spring sacrifice" in Finnish. Their sound channels ancient pagan ritual and seasonal mythology through raw black metal.

Black metal project from Thessaloniki, formed in 2025 and emerging from one of Greece's most vital cities for extreme metal. Their sound channels the raw aggression and dark atmosphere of the genre's most committed practitioners.

Progressive/stoner metal and rock band from Lille, formed in 2025 and blending progressive complexity with fuzz-drenched stoner grooves. Their geological name suggests the foundational, bedrock heaviness of their sound.

Symphonic/atmospheric black metal project from Germany, active since 2012 and layering orchestral grandeur over black metal's dark intensity. Their compositions build vast, cinematic soundscapes around tremolo-picked aggression.

KEYGEN CHURCH is a Rome-based solo electronic project launched in 2018 by Vittorio D'Amore, the same musician behind MASTER BOOT RECORD. The project renders neoclassical and baroque forms — sonatas, cantatas, and pipe organ chorales — through entirely digital synthesis, described by D'Amore as synth metal with a cathedral-scale sound achieved via Cubase and high-end VST instruments. Releases include the debut ░ ▒ ▓ █ (2018) and Nel Nome Del Codice (2024), with the project eventually signing to Metal Blade Records.

Drone/doom/black/death metal project from Dusseldorf, formed in 2020 and pushing extreme metal into its most crushing, hypnotic territory. Their multi-genre approach spans the heaviest and most experimental reaches of metal.

Thrash/death metal band from Madrid, active since 2015 and delivering aggressive, high-speed compositions from Spain's capital. Their eternally-themed name matches the relentless, never-ending fury of their sound.

Thrash/groove metal band from Londonderry, Northern Ireland, active since 2013 and delivering aggressive, riff-heavy metal that fuses thrash speed with groove metal's chunky rhythmic power. Their sound reflects the energy and intensity of Northern Ireland's underground metal scene.