Dublin's Slidhr channel black metal with the atmospheric intensity that has made them one of Ireland's most respected extreme acts since 2015. Their sound balances raw aggression with immersive, layered atmospheres.

SLM craft melodic and post-black metal from Cologne, blending atmospheric textures with melodic black metal's harmonic complexity. Active since 2018, they represent the more cerebral, experimental side of the Rhineland black metal scene.

Ljubljana's Slugpit pair black and death metal with punk influences from the Slovenian capital since 2024. Their name combining gastropod slime with a fighting pit channels the visceral energy of degraded combat into compositions of freshly-minted, punk-charged extremity.

Slzy Mrtveho Sveta ("Tears of a Dead World") fuse black metal with punk from Koprivnice, channeling nihilistic fury through a hybrid that draws on both genres' raw energy. Their Czech-language name reflects a worldview as bleak as their music.

Slaegt evolved from straightforward black metal into a hybrid of black and heavy metal from Copenhagen, creating one of the Danish underground's most distinctive and acclaimed acts. Their ability to blend classic metal songcraft with black metal's atmospheric intensity has earned them international recognition.

Ljubljana's Smargroth practice black metal from the Slovenian capital since 2011. Over a decade from the Alpine capital, their Tolkien-derived name has channeled fantasy darkness into atmospheric compositions.

Viennese black metal project active since 2008, channeling raw aggression and dark atmospherics from the Austrian capital. Their work sits within the tradition of underground black metal, favoring intensity and atmosphere over polished production.

Smerte (Danish/Norwegian for "Pain") forge blackened gothic metal from Helsinki, blending the dark romanticism of gothic metal with black metal's atmospheric intensity. Formed in 2022, they bring Scandinavian-named anguish to the Finnish capital.

Smiertakryl emerged in 2024 from the Minsk underground, forging raw black metal steeped in Belarusian identity. Their stripped-back approach channels the cold fury of the second-wave tradition through a distinctly Eastern European perspective.