Izhevsk folk metal act from the Udmurt Republic, active since 2021. Named with a Gaelic phrase meaning 'great song,' their folk metal draws from Celtic traditions transplanted to the Ural region's own rich folklore.

Ancona psychedelic doom metal act from the Adriatic coast of the Marche region, active since 2012. Over a decade they have cultivated a sun-baked, fuzz-drenched style that marries Italian warmth with doom's crushing weight.

Pioneering psychedelic black metal band from Tampere, Finland, recording for Nuclear Blast with a constantly evolving sound that each album 'blows up and transforms into something recognizable but completely new.' Their 2024 album Muuntautuja features trippy, industrial-blackened compositions using grand piano, synthesizers, and samplers alongside traditional metal instrumentation across 43 minutes of otherworldly menace.

Toulouse's Oratorium merges black metal's tremolo-driven aggression with death metal's guttural intensity, creating a punishing hybrid rooted in the French extreme metal tradition. Their compositions balance relentless blast-beat passages with slower, more atmospheric sections.

Granada thrash/death metal act formed in 2018, bringing extreme metal to Andalusia's historic city at the foot of the Sierra Nevada. Their blend of thrash speed with death metal weight suits the dramatic grandeur of their surroundings.

Oraz delivers no-frills heavy and groove metal from Paris, anchoring their sound in thick, mid-tempo riffs and muscular rhythmic patterns. Their straightforward approach channels the physicality of Pantera-influenced groove alongside traditional heavy metal swagger.

Hinckley's Orbeth occupies the unusual intersection of death and power metal, combining guttural intensity with soaring melodic passages and epic compositional structures. Their hybrid approach creates a sound both brutal and anthemic.

French one-man black metal project Orbios conjures raw, atmospheric compositions steeped in misanthropy and solitude. The project's lo-fi aesthetic and repetitive structures create a trance-like quality characteristic of the French black metal underground.

Metz-based Orbis traffics in the low-end rumble where stoner metal meets doom, piling fuzz-drenched riffs atop lumbering rhythms. Their heavy, smoke-filled grooves recall the desert-baked heaviness of Sleep and Electric Wizard filtered through a French sensibility.