Groove metal band from Swansea, Wales, formed in 2025 and delivering heavy, rhythmically driven metal built on chunky riffs and aggressive energy. Their sound carries the pit-ready intensity and head-nodding power of groove metal at its most visceral.

Melodic death metal and metalcore band from Reading, England, with roots stretching back to 1998, making them one of the longer-running acts in the UK's melodic extreme metal scene. Their sound bridges the Gothenburg melodic death metal tradition with metalcore's dynamic song structures.

Self-described 'bloody raw and melodic heavy metal/hard rock act straight from the heart of nowhere,' Kill City Kills hail from Saint Petersburg and have been active since 2018. Their discography includes Badlands I, Children of the Dark, and Escape into the Night, combining raw heavy metal aggression with melodic hard rock hooks.

Metalcore band from Stevenage in Hertfordshire, active since 2014 and delivering the genre's signature blend of hardcore aggression and metal precision. Their sound features the dynamic shifts between heavy breakdowns and melodic passages that define modern metalcore.

A product of the Netherlands' punishingly heavy metal scene, this Limburg-based death metal and thrash metal act channels percussive blast-beat onslaughts and cavernous production. Active since 2022, low-tuned guitars and guttural vocals form the bedrock of their attack.

London metalcore band active since 2012, operating within the city's vibrant heavy music scene. Their sound channels metalcore's blend of hardcore intensity and metal technicality into aggressive, tightly constructed songs.

Heavy metal band from Manchester, active since 2014 and rooted in the traditional heavy metal sound that has long thrived in the UK. Their approach channels classic riff-driven metal with an emphasis on melody and power.

Death/thrash/groove metal band from Bochum in the Ruhr area, formed in 2017 and fusing three aggressive metal styles into a hard-hitting blend. Their versatile approach draws from the industrial grit of western Germany's most densely populated region.

Six-member deathcore and death metal unit from Villach formed in 2010, painting "a dark picture of the world" through their music. Their 2016 album Aeon of Damnation layers symphonic elements over brutal breakdowns and blast beats.