Solitary depressive black metal emanating from Derbyshire, formed in 2016. Their recordings strip black metal to its most emotionally exposed core, favoring repetitive, trance-like structures and vocals wracked with despair.

Saint-Petersburg-based raw black metal and dungeon synth project active since 2024, oscillating between caustic, lo-fi black metal hostility and fantastical synthesizer passages dripping with medieval atmosphere. Their dual-natured output bridges the gap between the genre's most primitive impulses and its escapist, RPG-influenced side.

Black metal project from Filipstad, emerging in 2020. Their compositions draw from the wellspring of second-wave Scandinavian tradition while filtering it through the cultural context of their Swedish origins.

Black metal project from Ancona, emerging in 2005. Their compositions draw from the wellspring of second-wave Scandinavian tradition while filtering it through the cultural context of their Italian origins.

Cold, unrelenting black metal from Gdynia, active since 2014. Their sound embodies the genre's core principles: razor-sharp tremolo picking, furious drumming, and an atmosphere thick with hostility and darkness.

German black metal project formed in 2021. They channel bestial, boar-themed black metal with hammering intensity.

Atmospheric blackened doom metal project from Liege, Belgium, formed in 2021. Their pandemic-era demo recordings of tracks like "Walpurgisnacht" blend atmospheric black metal with doom's crushing weight, with an unusual reggae influence listed among their inspirations.

Drawing from the contemplative side of black metal, this British project channels Wales's spirit into sweeping, atmosphere-laden compositions. Since 2024, their recordings balance raw aggression with passages of fragile, melancholic beauty.

Solitary depressive black metal emanating from London, formed in 2021. Their recordings strip black metal to its most emotionally exposed core, favoring repetitive, trance-like structures and vocals wracked with despair.