Experimental black metal project from Celle in Lower Saxony, Germany, pushing the boundaries of the genre since 2014. Their approach takes black metal into uncharted territory through unconventional structures and avant-garde sonic exploration.

Black metal project from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in northeastern Germany, channeling the cold, fog-shrouded atmosphere of the Baltic coast since 2009. Their name, meaning "ice fog," perfectly encapsulates the frostbitten, spectral character of their black metal.

Gothic/black/death metal act from the Thuringian Forest towns of Tambach-Dietharz and Bad Tabarz, Germany, merging multiple extreme and dark metal styles since 2022. Their name, meaning "ice rain," evokes the harsh, unforgiving weather of their central German mountain home.

Viennese black metal project created by Luca Eller (known as Vanyar in the black metal scene), spanning black metal, death metal, dungeon synth, and war metal influences. A newer project with a full album slated for April 2026, Eiswind channels cold aggression through a diverse extreme metal lens.

Black/death metal and grindcore act from Munster, Germany, delivering venomous, three-genre extremity since 2015. Their name, meaning "pus" in German, captures the toxic, infectious quality of their sonic assault.

Avant-garde black metal project from France launched in 2023. They push black metal into experimental territory with boundary-dissolving compositions.

Raw black metal project from Herbstein in Hesse, Germany, channeling primitive, unpolished darkness since 2021. Their stripped-down approach embraces the lo-fi, confrontational side of black metal.

Melodic black metal project from Paris, France launched in 2025. They bring fresh melodic intensity to the Parisian black metal scene.

Straddling the line between avant-garde metal and black metal, this Icelandic act fuses venomous shrieks over walls of distortion into a cohesive whole. They've been at it since 2020, and the compositions unfold with ritualistic patience and venomous intent.