The Jones from Paris have been crafting progressive heavy metal since 1992, making them one of the longest-running progressive metal acts in France with over three decades of output. Their everyman name belies the ambitious complexity of their compositions from the French capital.

The Juliet Massacre is a death metal and deathcore band from Vasto in the Chieti province, Italy, formed in 2007. They combine death metal brutality with deathcore breakdowns and intense aggression.

The K is a gothic metal band from Milan, Italy, formed in 2012. They create atmospheric, darkly melodic gothic metal with moody arrangements and emotional depth.

The Kandidate from Copenhagen blend thrash metal with groove metal's rhythmic power, creating a hybrid of Scandinavian and American metal influences since 2010. Over fifteen years of activity, they have built a reputation as one of Copenhagen's reliable thrash-groove forces.

A five-piece formed in South London during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, The Karma Effect craft a bluesy, vintage-inflected hard rock sound built around big choruses, Hammond organ, and the raw, soulful vocals of Henry Gottelier. Their self-released self-titled debut (2022) led to extensive festival appearances, and the follow-up The Promised Land on Earache Records unexpectedly broke into the Top 20 of the UK Albums Chart while topping the UK Rock and Metal Albums Chart. A third album, Cruel Intentions, was announced for Earache Records in May 2026.

The Killing Machine is a heavy metal band from Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy, formed in 2025. They deliver hard-hitting traditional heavy metal from the Sardinian capital.

The Kindred is a thrash/speed/death metal band from London, formed in 2019. Their music combines the velocity of speed metal with the aggression of thrash and the brutality of death metal in a ferocious triple threat.

The King Is Blind is a doom/death metal band from Essex, active since 2014. Their music merges the crushing weight and slow tempos of doom with the guttural aggression of death metal, creating a bleak and powerful sound.

The Knuts is a death metal/grindcore band from Frankfurt an der Oder, Germany, formed in 2011. They combine death metal's heaviness with grindcore's chaotic velocity.