Alexandroupoli death metal act from Greece's northeastern corner near the Turkish border, formed in 2023. Their position at the crossroads of Greek and Turkish Thrace lends a frontier quality to their death metal.

Heavy/power metal band from Alessandria, Italy, active since 2006. Nearly two decades of anthemic heavy and power metal from the Piedmont region.

Eberswalde gothic metal act from Brandenburg, active since 2015. Located northeast of Berlin in the former East Germany, their darkly romantic compositions carry a distinctly melancholic atmosphere suited to the region's brooding landscapes.

Warsaw heavy/thrash metal act active since 2012, part of the Polish capital's diverse and prolific metal community. Over a decade they have delivered a style rooted in the foundational sounds of thrash and traditional heavy metal.

Belfast's Overoth delivers crushing death metal with a relentless intensity rooted in the old-school tradition of Morbid Angel and Immolation. Their compositions pile on blast beats and guttural vocals with uncompromising ferocity, representing Northern Ireland's death metal underground.

Bristol's Overpower merges crossover thrash with pure thrash metal energy, delivering pit-ready riffs at breakneck speeds with hardcore punk's confrontational attitude. Their high-octane approach channels the aggressive spirit of the UK's thrash revival.

Thrash metal band from Palermo, Sicily, active since 2007. Their long-running project delivers thrash aggression from the Sicilian capital.

Death/thrash metal band from Vantaa, Finland, active since 2013. Their long-running project combines death metal's heaviness with thrash metal's speed from Helsinki's neighboring city.

Laurio heavy/power metal act from the Attic coast south of Athens, active since 2017. Named after the ancient silver mines nearby, their location in a historically significant mining town adds depth to their traditional metal approach.