Straddling the line between atmospheric black metal and black metal, this Portuguese actfrom Castelo Branco 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.

Black metal project from Thessaloniki, Greece active since 2015. They deliver cold black metal from northern Greece.

Part of Italy's underrated but thriving metal community, this act channels black metal with a focus on tremolo-picked fury and blast-beat savagery. Formed in 2019, based in Modena/Bologna, raw production values serve the music's unvarnished intensity.

Black/death metal band from Geneva, Switzerland, forging a ferocious, bestial sound across releases like "Rot Prophet," "Outpregnate," and "Wombspreader" since 2016. Their provocatively titled catalog reflects an uncompromising commitment to extreme metal's most savage and transgressive tendencies.

Black/sludge metal act from Silkeborg, Denmark, merging Nordic black metal with the heavy, swampy weight of sludge since 2016. Named after the Norse giant who heralded Ragnarok, their sound carries apocalyptic weight.

Black metal project from northern Germany, channeling cold, raw darkness since 2017. Their Old Norse-influenced name connects their sound to the ancient Germanic traditions that inspire their atmospheric black metal.

Underground to the core, this black metal act from Netherlands traffics in icy tremolo lines cascading over relentless percussion. Since 2015, they've built a catalog that reflects Holland's dense concentration of metal talent.

Black/death metal project from Weilheim in Upper Bavaria, Germany, channeling dark, solitary extremity since 2015. Their name reflects the isolated, self-focused nature of their uncompromising approach to extreme metal.

Blackened progressive metal band originally from Stockholm, Sweden active since 2016. Their sound fuses black metal's darkness with progressive metal's structural complexity.