Finnish death/black metal project formed in 2021. Named after Buddhist monks, they merge death and black metal with ascetic intensity.

South-western Swedish atmospheric black/folk metal duo integrating traditional instruments including hurdy-gurdy, lyre, birch trumpet, and frame drums into their nature-worshipping compositions. Across a tetralogy of albums exploring Scandinavian folklore and the forests of their native region, they have crafted some of the most distinctive folk-inflected black metal in the Swedish underground.

Forged in 2020 from Saint Petersburg, this black metal entity delivers uncompromising extremity built on icy tremolo riffs and relentless percussion. Their work carries the cold, misanthropic spirit that defines the genre's most devoted practitioners.

Spanish black metal band from Bilbao, formed in 2018. They deliver two-headed black metal from the industrial heart of the Basque Country.

Death metal outfit from Košice, formed in 2007. Their sound draws from the genre's foundational playbook of crushing riffs, blast beats, and growled vocals, executed with the conviction of dedicated extremists.

Spanish folk/black metal band from Ondarroa in the Basque Country, formed in 2022. They weave Basque folk elements into a black metal framework, singing in Euskara.

Black metal project from Wrocław, emerging in 2025. Their compositions draw from the wellspring of second-wave Scandinavian tradition while filtering it through the cultural context of their Polish origins.

German black metal band formed in 2016. They deliver raw, bestial black metal with a primal intensity.

Kraków-based experimental black/death metal entity formed in 2017, channeling Slavic folklore and demonic mythology through dissonant, avant-garde extremity. Their unorthodox approach to extreme metal draws from Poland's rich tradition of boundary-pushing black metal.