Reykjavik black metal project active since 2011, contributing to Iceland's internationally celebrated extreme metal scene. Their sound carries the volcanic intensity that has made Icelandic black metal a force in the global underground.

Black metal project from Florence, Italy, active since 2008. Nearly two decades of black metal from the Renaissance city.

Black metal project from Thessaloniki, Greece, active since 2014. Named after the mythological judge of the dead, the project channels underworld themes through black metal.

Rheinkraft is a black metal band from Krefeld in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, active since 2002. Named after the Rhine's power, the band has maintained over two decades of black metal from the Lower Rhine region.

Black metal project from Legnano near Milan, Italy, active since 2012. The project channels dark, hostile black metal from the Lombardy hinterland.

Experimental black metal project from Milan, Italy, active since 2008. Their approach pushes black metal into unconventional, boundary-crossing territory across nearly two decades.

Rhymes of Destruction was a Kortrijk, Belgium metal band active from 1994 to 2000, pioneering what they called Symphonic Pagan Metal — an original fusion of extreme metal, progressive rock, psychedelia, and classical composition. One of the early Belgian bands to write lyrics in Dutch and Flemish, their albums include 'Black Nostalgia', 'A Sun Revolution', and 'Requiem / In Remembrance of Your Gods'.

Rhythmic Ceremonial Ritual is a black metal project from Sankt Egidien in Saxony, Germany, formed in 2015. The project's ritualistic name reflects a ceremonial approach to black metal from the Zwickau district of western Saxony.

Black/death/thrash metal quartet from Waidhofen an der Ybbs in Lower Austria, founded in 2009 and radically overhauled in 2015. Their debut full-length concept album Ascheland (2018, Studio Hundert), depicts the total downfall of humanity across its runtime, following an early 2012 demo recorded in Vienna.