Abkehr are a German atmospheric black metal band whose work unfolds as a trilogy of albums — In Asche, In Feuer, and In Blut — each exploring ritualistic, hypnotic soundscapes built on circular melodies and martial drumming. Their 2021 release In Blut has been praised as masterful dark art, with limited vinyl and CD editions selling out rapidly.

A depressive black metal project from Osnabrück, Germany, Ableben channel desolation and isolation through their DSBM-rooted sound. Their 2020 release Insignificant, Indifferent, Forgotten... pairs two tracks of bleak, introspective black metal that lives up to the project's name — German for 'to perish.'

Abmontium practices depressive and raw black metal from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk on Sakhalin Island as of 2025. From Russia's most remote Far Eastern outpost — an island between the Sea of Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk — they channel ultimate geographic isolation into DSBM.

Abnader merges black and death metal from Rome since 2011, a long-running project that has operated in the shadow of the Eternal City's layered underground. Their sustained presence speaks to a committed vision of dual-genre extremity.

Abneigung practices black metal from the mountain village of Gallio in the Veneto Prealps since 2018. Their German-language name meaning 'aversion' matches the misanthropic isolation of their Alpine setting, far from Italy's urban metal centers.

Abnoba practices black metal from Birkirkara in Malta since 2022, named after the Celtic-Gaulish goddess of the Black Forest. From one of Malta's most densely populated towns, they bring a continental European mythological framework to the tiny Mediterranean island's metal scene.

Abolished channels death and black metal from Bucharest since 2021. Their name — to be formally ended — drives compositions of definitive extremity from the Romanian capital.

Abominor has practiced black metal from Reykjavík since 2015, contributing to the Icelandic capital's internationally renowned black metal community. Their sound emerges from the same volcanic cultural landscape that has produced some of the genre's most distinctive modern voices.

Aborym pioneered industrial black metal from Taranto before expanding into broader industrial metal and rock territory, remaining active since their 2006-era reformation. Known for featuring members with ties to prominent Italian and Norwegian black metal scenes, they represent one of Italy's most internationally recognized extreme industrial projects.