Gothic metal band from Madrid, formed in 2018 and crafting dark, atmospheric compositions with heavy metal foundations. Their sound channels gothic metal's melancholic elegance from the heart of Spain.

Symphonic metal band from Strasbourg in Alsace, active since 2015 and layering orchestral arrangements over heavy metal foundations. Their alchemical-derived name suggests the transformation of base metals into sonic gold.

Death metal band from the Carinthian village of Eberndorf, active since 2011 and rooted in the small but fierce Austrian extreme metal underground. Their output channels brutal intensity drawn from old-school death metal traditions.

A product of Italy's deep-rooted extreme metal underground, this Milan-based progressive metal act channels Opeth-school dynamics married to modern progressive sensibility. Active since 2020, their catalog reveals a band unafraid to explore the darker corners of heavy music.

Black metal project from Louny in the Czech Republic, formed in 2022 and contributing to the growing Czech black metal underground. Their sound channels cold, unrelenting aggression through a raw production aesthetic.

Reykjavík-based death metal and progressive metal act, active since 2012 delivering technical virtuosity in service of expansive, cinematic narratives. Rooted in one of the world's most isolated yet creative metal scenes, uncompromising in their vision, they deliver exactly what their audience demands.

Active in Rome since 2005, this Italian act forges Black Metal built on second-wave ferocity filtered through modern production sensibilities. Their recordings conjure desolation through sheets of tremolo-picked guitar.

Khandra is a black metal band from Minsk, Belarus, whose roots trace to October 2017 with the self-released EP All Is of No Avail. A second EP, There Is No Division Outside Existence, followed in 2018, establishing the band's austere, nihilistic aesthetic before they signed to Season of Mist for their debut full-length All Occupied with Sole Death in 2021. The project remains one of the few prominent extreme metal acts to emerge from Belarus.

Doom metal band from Bradford in West Yorkshire, formed in 2024 and dealing in the slow, crushing heaviness that defines the genre. Their approach emphasizes monolithic riffs and oppressive atmospheres.