Avant-garde progressive metal band from Brighton, England, formed in 2019. They push progressive metal into unconventional territory from the English south coast.

Avant-garde black metal project from Greifswald on the Baltic coast, Germany, formed in 2024. They push black metal into unconventional territory through experimental and avant-garde approaches.

Avant-garde progressive black metal band from Brittany, France, formed in 2018. They push black metal boundaries through experimental and progressive approaches.

Avant-garde and progressive metal act from Cluj Napoca formed in 2022, crafting experimental compositions that challenge conventional genre expectations. Their boundary-pushing approach channels the creative energy of Romania's most vibrant university city.

Avant-garde black-death metal band from Paris, France, formed in 2024. They push extreme metal into unconventional territory from the French capital.

Dakrya is an avant-garde and gothic metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2006. The band blend experimental compositional approaches with the dark atmosphere and melodic sensibility of gothic metal.

Dan Brudar plays avant-garde metal from Belgrade, active since 2018 and pushing the boundaries of what metal can accomplish through experimental, unconventional compositions. Their artistic approach treats metal as raw material for creative transformation rather than a set of genre rules.

Dark Heresy is an avant-garde death metal band from London, England, formed in 2019. They push death metal into daring avant-garde territory from the British capital.

DCLXVI plays avant-garde black metal from Moscow, formed in 2022 and whose Roman-numeral name spells out 666 — the Number of the Beast. Their avant-garde approach pushes black metal's boundaries through unconventional compositions that refuse to follow established templates.