Henoticon is a black metal project from Vyshhorod, Ukraine, active since 2012 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Ukraine black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.

Black death metal project from Toulon on the French Riviera, active since 2017. Named after the Elder Scrolls city, their compositions channel fantastical themes through aggressive extreme metal from Provence.

Heol Telwen is a celtic folk/black metal band from Blanc Mesnil, France, active since 2005 and weaving traditional folk elements into extreme metal frameworks. The project bridges ancient heritage with the ferocity of modern metal.

Black metal band from Mainz, Germany, formed in 2022. Named after the seven-pointed occult symbol, they forge ritualistic black metal from the Rhineland-Palatinate capital.

Rising from Thessaloniki in Greece, this black metal outfit harnesses volatile power since 2016. Steeped in second-wave tradition, their work explores misanthropy and desolation.

Raw black metal project from Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2024. Their lo-fi, ritualistic approach channels occult black metal from the Catalan underground.

Herbarium is a post-black metal band from Kharkiv, Ukraine, formed in 2023. They push black metal into atmospheric, post-metal territory.

Solo project from Gratwein, Austria helmed by Daemon Herbae, pioneering an unlikely fusion of black metal and reggae dubbed 'Herbal Black Metal.' Their 2026 self-titled debut on Dale of Shadows features three instrumental tracks that somehow make this audacious genre hybrid work.

Herds is a black/death/doom metal band from Yorkshire, England, formed in 2009. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.