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Constanța, RO · 2011–present · active
Groove/thrash metal band from Constanța on the Romanian Black Sea coast, active since 2011. Their long-running project blends groove metal with thrash from the major port city.

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Tiel, NL · 2021–present · active
Heavy metal band from Tiel, the Netherlands, formed in 2021. Their approach delivers traditional heavy metal from the Gelderland river town.
Montesarchio, IT · 2015–present · active
Power/heavy metal band from Caltanissetta, Sicily, active since 2015. Their blood-type name accompanies anthemic metal from the Sicilian interior.
Huddersfield, GB · 2025–present · active
NWOBHM/heavy metal band from Huddersfield, formed in 2025. Their approach channels the spirit of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal from the West Yorkshire town.
Thessaloniki, GR · 2014–present · active
Black metal project from Thessaloniki, Greece, active since 2014. Named after the mythological judge of the dead, the project channels underworld themes through black metal.
Katwijk aan Zee, NL · 2013–present · active
Experimental death metal band from Katwijk aan Zee, the Netherlands, active since 2013. Named after the mythological judge of the dead, their approach pushes death metal into experimental territory from the Dutch seaside.
Trieste, Trieste, IT · 2009–present · active
Heavy metal band from Genoa, Italy, active since 2009. Their approach delivers classic heavy metal from the Ligurian port city.
Havířov, CZ · 1985–present · active
Rhea is an atmospheric death/doom metal band from Havířov in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic, with roots stretching back to 1985 — making them one of the oldest active metal acts in the country. The band's decades-long journey through atmospheric death and doom metal reflects the deep history of extreme music in the industrial Silesian cities.
Krefeld, DE · 2002–present · active
Rheinkraft is a black metal band from Krefeld in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, active since 2002. Named after the Rhine's power, the band has maintained over two decades of black metal from the Lower Rhine region.

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