Belgian black speed metal band from Namur, self-described as hailing from "Bhellgium," combining the darkness of black metal with the velocity of speed metal. They emerged in 2021 with a raw demo that set the tone for their aggressive sonic assault.

An Emsland-based project since 2019, Permutation explores the intersection of melodic death and black metal through ever-shifting arrangements. Their name aptly describes their approach — constantly rearranging genre elements into new configurations.

Black metal turned blackened heavy metal band from Targu Mures, Romania, formed in 2013, evolving from raw black metal into a more accessible blackened heavy metal sound. They bring over a decade of dark metal from central Transylvania.

Hamburg's Perses emerged in 2020 with a blackened post-metal vision that prizes atmosphere and dynamics over blast-beat fury. Named for the Titan of destruction, their sound favors slow-building tension and cathartic release, reflecting the Hanseatic port city's moody, maritime character.

Black and death metal band from Warsaw, Poland, formed in 2022, practicing dark arts through blackened death metal from the Polish capital. They channel occult malevolence through extreme metal.

Murcia's Pezu operates at the bizarre intersection of black metal and goregrind since 2019, a combination as unhinged as it is rare. Their southeastern Spanish base and genre-clashing approach mark them as one of the Iberian underground's more unpredictable entities.

Black metal band from Brive-la-Gaillarde, France, formed in 2023, named after the methamphetamine-based drug used in World War II. They channel chemical intensity through raw black metal from the Correze department.

Black metal band from Paris, France, formed in 2011, channeling nihilistic darkness through raw black metal. Their name captures the despairing worldview that permeates their music.

Pest is a Swedish black metal band from Stockholm, formed in 1997 by Necro and Equimanthorn with a deliberate commitment to raw, orthodox black metal stripped of symphonic or progressive elements. The band released four studio albums — Desecration (2003), In Total Contempt (2005), Rest in Morbid Darkness (2008), and The Crowning Horror (2013) — maintaining a sound rooted firmly in the genre's early 1990s Norwegian and Swedish aesthetics. Their uncompromising approach attracted Season of Mist as a distributor and a dedicated following within underground black metal circles.