Finland

Ensiferum, meaning "sword bearing" is a Finnish folk metal band from Helsinki. The members of the band label themselves as "melodic folk metal". The group has released nine studio albums. I caught Ensiferum on camera

Shade Empire is a Finnish extreme metal band, formed in 1999 in the city of Kuopio. Shade Empire's prevalent lyrical subjects are death, destruction, hatred, anti-religion and pain.

As The Sun Falls is a  melodic Death Metal from Finland.​

Waltari is a Finnish band from Helsinki known for combining numerous styles, from different metal subgenres such as progressive metal, alternative metal and extreme metal to non-metal styles such as hip hop, pop, industrial,