Slaughtered Cadaver deal in death metal from Leipzig, their graphically morbid name setting the tone for music that revels in extreme horror. Emerging in 2025, they represent the newest wave of Saxon death metal.

Slaughterer deliver death/thrash metal from Regensburg, combining the genres' most aggressive elements into a fierce, dual-pronged assault. Active since 2018, they bring relentless extremity to the Bavarian metal scene.

Slaughterror deliver death metal from Helsinki, channeling the terror of slaughter through extreme compositions. Formed in 2024, they bring fresh horrific intensity to the Finnish capital's death metal scene.

Pitea's Slaughtersword thrash from the Norrbotten coast since 2017. Their killing-blade name and Arctic-adjacent origins channel the violence of edged weaponry into compositions of northern Swedish aggression.

Maastricht's Slavantas play heavy metal from the Limburg capital since 2014. Their name and southern Dutch origins at the crossroads of Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany reflect a border-region identity.

Progressive death metal/deathcore band from Antwerp formed in 2023, with releases including "Architecture of Oppression" that channel technical complexity through crushing heaviness. Their modern approach to extreme metal draws from both progressive and deathcore traditions.

Slave Hands blend doom, sludge, and hardcore from Helsinki, combining crushing heaviness with punk's confrontational energy. Active since 2013, they bring shackled fury to the Finnish capital's underground.

Kilkenny's Slave Zero pair death and thrash metal from the medieval Irish city since 2013. Their name suggests a reduction to nothing, and their sound delivers with proportional severity and aggression.

Slavedown play southern metal and hard rock from Girona in Catalonia, channeling the groove-laden heaviness of the American South through a Mediterranean filter. Active since 2015, they bring Catalan swagger to the southern metal tradition.