Czech black/death/doom metal band from Volyně, formed in 2021. They weave together the aggression of black and death metal with doom metal's crushing weight for a multi-layered extreme metal sound.

Spanish black metal band from Aragon, formed in 2015. They channel misty, atmospheric black metal inspired by the fog and mountains of the Aragonese landscape.

French atmospheric/depressive black metal band from Nantes, formed in 2020. They channel the desolation of France's western forests into brooding, atmospheric black metal.

Forged in 2009 from Amstelveen, 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.

Black metal project from Moscow, emerging in 2017. Their compositions draw from the wellspring of second-wave Scandinavian tradition while filtering it through the cultural context of their Russian origins.

Black metal band from Ghent, Belgium, formed in 2022, named after the legendary Limburgish gang of devil-worshipping robbers. The four-piece featuring Jeffrey Andreka, Niels Verbeke, Laurens Oostrom, and Wouter Lemmens has released material including "Silver Dust and Swords of Gold."

Bulgarian black metal band from Radomir, formed in 2004, whose name means "wolf" in Old Bulgarian. Led by Krum Kostov on guitar and vocals, their catalog spans from the 2004 split "Against the Christian Terror" through 2025's "Where Death Dwells," exploring atmospheric black metal with both English and Bulgarian lyrics.

Florence-based black metal act active since 2022, channeling the genre's core tenets of tremolo-driven riffing and blast-beat fury through a Italian lens. Their recordings maintain a commitment to the raw, unvarnished aesthetic that defines underground black metal.

Polissya-based black metal/noise project active since 2019, submerging their compositions in walls of static and feedback that blur the line between music and pure sonic assault. Their confrontational approach weaponizes dissonance and distortion.