Alzira's Pron delivers brutal death metal and grindcore from the Valencian Ribera Alta since 2014. Their Júcar river valley setting provides an unlikely home for some of the region's most unrelenting sonic punishment.

Brunswick's Ponthiever brings Scandinavian-influenced melodic death metal to Lower Saxony since 2022. Their Gothenburg-worship approach — harmonized leads over driving rhythms — finds a welcoming home in the historically significant ducal city.

Heavy and speed metal band from Saint Petersburg, Russia, formed in 2016, igniting classic heavy and speed metal fire from the Russian cultural capital. They bring over eight years of metallic energy.

Portrait are a Swedish heavy metal band formed in 2005 in Kristianstad, Skåne, building their sound on the twin pillars of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal and classic occult heavy metal. Signed to Metal Blade Records, the band has released six studio albums, from their self-titled 2008 debut through the 17th-century concept album The Host in 2024, maintaining a consistent focus on dark, riff-driven songwriting and dramatic, operatic vocals throughout.

Melodic death metal band from Oulu, Finland, formed in 2021, painting vivid sonic portraits of suffering through melodic yet aggressive death metal. They bring emotional depth to the northern Finnish metal scene.

Cyprus's Poseidon conjures oceanic black metal from the Mediterranean island since 2015, an unlikely setting for the genre's typically Nordic-associated sound. Their maritime surroundings inform a style that trades frozen forests for ancient sea-faring darkness and Hellenic mysticism.

Death metal band from Aviles, Spain, active since 2001, making them a veteran act in the Asturian death metal scene. Over two decades of crushing death metal mark them as pillars of the northwestern Spanish underground.

Death metal band from Lisbon, Portugal, formed in 2014, delivering crushing death metal from the Portuguese capital for over a decade. They bring consistent heaviness to Lisbon's death metal community.

Stoner metal band from Bilbao, Spain, formed in 2017, bringing heavy, groove-laden stoner metal to the Basque Country. Their ironic name contrasts with the heavy, down-tuned nature of their sound.