Scottish death metal band from Aberdeen, delivering raw brutality since 2015. Their name evokes the regal, commanding character of their death metal approach.

Portuguese doom/stoner metal band formed in 2020, channeling slow-burning heaviness and hazy grooves. Their sinful name adds a transgressive edge to their doom and stoner approach.

Roman act that evolved from symphonic black metal origins into industrial/gothic metal territory, restarting in 2025. Their vampiric name channels undead aristocratic darkness through shifting stylistic identities.

Finnish doom metal band from Turku, active since 2008 and delivering crushingly heavy, progressive doom on Church Within Records. Their 2019 album 'The Black Powder' features nine tracks spanning 69 minutes, balancing oppressive menace with acoustic passages and punky aggression.

Italian stoner/doom metal band from Bolsena in Viterbo, formed in 2020 and delivering hazy, heavy grooves. Named after the satanic character from Bulgakov's 'The Master and Margarita,' they channel literary darkness through stoner doom.

Finnish funeral doom metal band from Jyvaskyla, crafting glacially-paced compositions since 2009. Their sound channels the sub-genre's most extreme slowness and overwhelming weight through sustained, mourning-drenched heaviness.

Finland's Lordi shocked the world by winning the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest in full monster costumes with the hard rock anthem 'Hard Rock Hallelujah,' bringing horror-themed heavy metal to the continent's biggest stage. Led by the masked Mr. Lordi, the band has spent over two decades delivering Kiss-meets-GWAR theatrical hard rock and horror entertainment.

Swiss melodic power/speed/heavy metal band from Rickenbach bei Wil, forging galloping riffs and soaring melodies since 2015. Their sound channels classic European power metal traditions through high-energy speed metal and traditional heavy metal frameworks.

Stoner/doom metal band from Charleroi, Belgium, laying down thick, fuzz-drenched riffs and slow-burning heaviness since 2012. Their approach to the genre favors crushing weight and hypnotic repetition in the tradition of classic European doom.