Metal 2 the Masses competition is coming to Bydgoszcz with an event organized in tandem with The Last Words of Death series of events. Competing and non-competing bands will play.

The bill opens with Zgroza, a Wroclaw-based black metal band active since 2019, consisting of Kyriake (vocals), Antris (guitar) and Zmor (drums), known from such lineups as Lilla Veneda, Powder and Zmora. Zgroza's debut album, Życie to zmysł, o którym zapomniano, was released in 2020.

The post-black metal band Dymna Lotva was formed as a studio project by composer Jauhien Charkasava and vocalist Katsiaryna Mankievich in 2015 in Minsk. Their bleak palette includes references to DSBM and folk music; the group's lyrics draw on real-life stories, building a portrait of a depressing reality with a documentary-like flair. They've released three LPs so far, the most recent one being The Land Under the Black Wings: Blood, a concept album about war and occupation.

Coming up next is Morrath, an old-school death metal five-piece from Leszno, Poland, formed in 2021 by former members of the thrash outfit Prowler. They released their debut album, Centuries of Blindness, in 2023, earning comparisons to the likes of Morbid Angel and Deicide. Next up, Lowtide – a Świecie, Poland crew playing raw, old-school metalcore with an unique melodic flair and penchant for guitar solos. Active since 2008, they've released four LPs so far, the most recent one being 2021's Into the Darkness.

The bill is rounded out by Infinitone, a prog metal band from Poznań, Poland who released their debut album Ebb and Flow in 2020; Blissful Eclipse, a prog metal band from Olsztyn, Poland formed in 2023; and Wrocław/Bydgoszcz death metal outfit Dammnatorum.