Symphonic/gothic metal project from Joensuu in North Karelia, formed in 2025 with a Finnish name meaning "stone heart." Their sound layers symphonic orchestration over gothic metal's dark elegance.

Stoner/groove metal project from Finland, formed in 2017 with a Finnish name meaning "stoned Satan." Their irreverent name captures the intersection of psychedelic stoner grooves and heavy metal blasphemy.

Progressive/melodic death metal and shred band from Bordeaux, active since 2012 and delivering technically virtuosic compositions. Their over-a-decade output combines progressive ambition with fretboard pyrotechnics.

Black metal/ambient project from Seville, active since 2011 and blending raw black metal with expansive ambient passages from Andalusia. Their Icelandic-derived name adds a Nordic mystique to their southern Spanish origins.

Italian black metal and raw black metal act, active since 2026 delivering second-wave ferocity filtered through modern production sensibilities. Rooted in a scene steeped in operatic grandeur and crushing heaviness, their recordings conjure desolation through sheets of tremolo-picked guitar.

Wielding black metal as their weapon, this Dutch outfit from Friesland has been refining their craft since 2010. Their sound hinges on corrosive riffing and misanthropic atmosphere, delivered with ruthless intent.

Operating out of Podgorica, this Montenegrin act forges Thrash Metal built on galloping rhythms and shredding leads that recall metal's golden age. Razor-edged guitar tone and barked vocals recall thrash's golden era.

KK's Priest is an English heavy metal band formed in 2019 by K.K. Downing, the founding guitarist of Judas Priest who had departed that band in 2011. The lineup assembled former Judas Priest vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens, former Judas Priest drummer Les Binks, guitarist A.J. Mills, and bassist Tony Newton. Their debut album Sermons of the Sinner was released in October 2021 via Napalm Records, followed by The Sinner Rides Again in 2023. The project channels classic British heavy metal and openly continues in the tradition Downing helped establish during Judas Priest's foundational era.

Black metal project from Derbyshire, active since 2019 with releases including A Note for the End of Times and Psychological Pain. The project channels raw, unfiltered black metal aggression through a lo-fi lens steeped in existential despair.