Black metal band from Albi, France, formed in 2013, channeling plague-era darkness through atmospheric black metal from the Tarn department. Their name evokes the pestilence that fuels their sonic vision.

Thrash metal and punk band from Denmark, formed in 2021, combining the speed of thrash with punk's raw attitude. Their crossover approach channels both genres' rebellious energy.

A Karlsruhe stalwart since 2008, Pestilator has spent over fifteen years honing razor-sharp thrash riffing in the Baden tradition. Their longevity in the German thrash underground speaks to a consistency that keeps pit-goers coming back for more.

Thrash metal band from Kuusamo, Finland, formed in 2009, sharing their name with the legendary Dutch death metal band but carving their own thrash metal path from the remote reaches of northeastern Finland.

Blackened death and doom metal band from the Basque Country, Spain, formed in 2018, combining the crushing weight of doom with blackened death metal ferocity. They deliver oppressive, slow-burning extremity from the Spanish Basque region.

Death metal band from Torrevieja, Spain, formed in 2012, dealing in rotting, festering death metal from the Mediterranean coast. Their name captures the decomposition theme central to their sound.

Death metal band from Stuttgart, Germany, formed in 2015, bringing crushing death metal to the capital of Baden-Wurttemberg. They deliver uncompromising heaviness rooted in the classic death metal tradition.

Melodic death metal band from Oulu, Finland, formed in 2024, bringing Scandinavian melodic death metal to the northernmost reaches of the Finnish metal scene. They blend melody with death metal aggression from the Arctic Circle region.

Madrid's Phylogeny has been tracing the evolutionary lineage of death metal since 2014, adding technical and progressive dimensions to the genre's family tree. Their name, borrowed from evolutionary biology, reflects compositions that branch and mutate with scientific precision.