Nestled in the foothills of the Alps mountain range, we encounter a female-led Pagan Army delivering powerful German-language battle cries with Austria's Nordblut.
Introducing: Veins of Suffering
You could be forgiven for assuming Austria's Veins of Suffering hailed from the northern lands of Scandinavia, given their aggressive and haunting death metal sound.
Introducing: Nightmare Constellation
"You want to have fun? This ain't gonna happen." That's a promise from Austrian deathcore meets progressive metal collective Nightmare Constellation, who've concocted a brutal, dark and ominous sound that they describe as "ruminative, gloomy and unusual."