Tension is a heavy metal band from Leipzig, Germany, formed in 2012. They play driving, riff-heavy traditional metal from the Saxonian underground.

Tension Head is a heavy metal band from Ballina, Ireland, formed in 2016. They deliver driving, hard-hitting heavy metal from the west of Ireland.

Founded in 2017 in Flemish Brabant under the name Tensor Tympani — a reference to the ear muscle that dampens harmful sounds — the band shortened their name to Tensor and released the 2018 demo The Collector followed by the EP The Suicide Connection. Their progressive death metal draws on the collective experience of members previously active in Herfst, Sanity's Rage, and The Dirty Harries, and their debut album The Suicide Connection marked a step forward in that melodic, technically-informed direction.

Tentachor from London craft doom metal whose compound name suggests grasping tentacles anchoring the listener in crushing heaviness since 2022. Their compositions wrap around the senses with the slow, inescapable grip of oceanic horror.

Tentation from the Pyrénées-Orientales village of Torreilles deliver heavy metal under the French word for 'temptation' since 2015. A decade of seductive metal from the Mediterranean Roussillon coast has channeled forbidden allure through classic riffing.

Tenval from the Breton commune of Plouzané near Brest deliver brutal death metal from France's Atlantic western tip since 2006. Nearly two decades of output from Finistère — literally 'land's end' — have produced some of Brittany's most punishing extremity.

Ypres post-metal band Tephrosis blend progressive metal and atmospheric post-metal into cinematic, layered compositions they describe as 'thought-provoking.' Their 2018 full-length Reform, released via Dust & Bones Records, is the centerpiece of their catalog, joined by the Clouded Minds EP and the standalone release Abyss.

Brussels-based depressive black/doom project Ter Ziele was created by prolific Belgian multi-instrumentalist Déhà alongside lyricist and vocalist Lore as an outlet for personal darkness, releasing the full-length There Is No Useless Pain in 2017 before disbanding in 2018 with the farewell compilation Tenondergang. A distinct, unrelated Ter Ziele project formed in 2020 and has since performed at major festivals including Roadburn and Into the Grave, releasing the debut album Embodiment of Death in 2025.

Terader is a melodic death metal band from Vigo, Spain, formed in 2013. They play melodic death metal with Scandinavian-influenced harmonies from the Galician coast.