Ondfødt is a Finnish black metal band from the Ostrobothnia region of western Finland, formed in 2013 and singing primarily in Swedish, reflecting the area's Swedish-speaking minority culture. The band signed with Immortal Frost Productions for their first three albums — Hexkonst (2014), Dödsrikets Kallelse (2019), and Norden (2021) — before releasing their fourth full-length, Det Österbottniska Mörkret (2023), on Black Lion Records, the latter featuring a collaboration with Finntroll vocalist Mathias Lillmåns. Their sound draws from traditional Scandinavian black metal with an emphasis on raw atmosphere and regional identity.

German black/doom metal project formed in 2021, merging blackened tremolo passages with doom's crushing deliberateness. Named from Greek roots meaning 'dream anxiety,' their music dwells in the uncomfortable space between nightmare and waking.

Symphonic black metal act from the Gelsenkirchen/Herne area in the Ruhr Valley, layering orchestral grandeur over blackened intensity since 2018. Named after the Greek personification of dreams, their compositions balance beauty and hostility.

Italian black metal project active since 2014, named after the entrance to hell in Italian folklore. The project channels infernal black metal.

Onheil is a Dutch blackened death metal band founded in Dordrecht in 1999, known for blending melodic black metal intensity with death metal aggression and thrash metal drive. The band underwent a significant restructuring in 2007 when it merged with melodic black metal act Martyr, expanding to a lineup with three guitarists and dual vocalists. After releases in 2009 and 2014, the band returned in 2023 with In Black Ashes on Black Lion Records, marking a renewed presence in the Benelux underground metal scene.

Lleida blackened post-metal/crust act from inland Catalonia, active since 2018. Their fusion of blackened atmosphere with post-metal's dynamics and crust punk's DIY ethos reflects the politically charged Catalan underground.

UK project Onlihtan, whose name derives from Old English meaning "to illuminate," channels that ancient linguistic heritage into atmospheric black metal steeped in Anglo-Saxon mysticism. Their compositions blend tremolo-driven intensity with moments of ethereal, almost meditative calm.

Russian depressive black metal/rock project formed in 2022, exploring the genre's most emotionally raw and vulnerable territory. Their bitterly ironic name underscores the despondent atmosphere that pervades their work.

Czech black metal band from Pilsen, active since 2019 and channeling raw Bohemian darkness. Their sound embraces black metal's hostile atmosphere from western Bohemia.