Srd, originating in Murska Sobota before relocating to Ljubljana, practice black metal since 2017. Their Slovenian name meaning "anger" or "wrath" channels concentrated fury into atmospheric compositions from Slovenia's easternmost to its central capital.

Experimental ambient black metal project from Graz, active since 2018, with a prolific catalog including albums like "Des Himmels Tränen" and "Walking in the Shadows." Their atmospheric compositions blend celestial imagery with melancholic darkness, pushing black metal into introspective, ambient-influenced territory.

Stavropol's SS-18 have been practicing black metal from the North Caucasus since 2003. Named for the Soviet intercontinental ballistic missile, over two decades of Caucasian activity have produced compositions channeling Cold War nuclear dread.

St. Fenton the Tainted merge black and sludge metal into a corrosive, irreverent brew. This UK act has been active since 2015, wielding tongue-in-cheek blasphemy alongside genuinely crushing heaviness.

Austrian black metal act whose 2013 EP "Intense Demonic Charge" delivers five tracks of occult-themed ferocity steeped in satanic imagery and ritualistic aggression. Songs like "Conjuration Of Fire" and "The Darkmoon Gate" channel the genre's second-wave traditions through a distinctly Austrian lens.

Stac Pollaidh, named after the iconic Scottish peak, craft atmospheric black metal that channels the wild beauty and desolation of the Highlands. Their 2021 formation reflects a growing tradition of landscape-inspired Scottish black metal.

Saint Petersburg's Stagnatus pair industrial and black metal from the cultural capital since 2020. Their stagnation-themed name channels the cessation of movement into compositions that merge mechanical precision with atmospheric darkness.

Stahlhelm ("Steel Helmet") forge black/thrash metal from Espoo near Helsinki, combining the atmospheric darkness of black metal with thrash's velocity. Formed in 2019, they bring military-industrial intensity to the Helsinki metropolitan underground.

Stahlkommandeur ("Steel Commander") unleash blackened death metal from Munich, combining the atmospheric darkness of black metal with death metal's crushing brutality. Formed in 2023, they bring military-themed extremity to the Bavarian capital.