Austrian black metal project active since 2000, self-described as purveyors of "deadly hymns of supreme magickal Black Metal," with four full-length albums spanning "Funeral Apocalypse" (2003) through "Omega Therion" (2014). Their occult-themed output maintains a consistent devotion to ritualistic, atmospheric black metal.

Stortregn have built an impressive catalog of technical melodic black/death metal from Geneva since 2005, with albums like "Finitude" and "Impermanence" demonstrating their evolution from Nordic-influenced black metal into a more distinctive technical style. Their charging riffs and blast beats are balanced by genuine compositional sophistication, earning them recognition as one of Switzerland's premier extreme metal exports.

Stockholm's Strapats pair blackened heavy metal from the Swedish capital since 2023. Their Swedish name meaning "hardship" or "ordeal" channels the endurance of suffering into compositions that merge traditional metal with black metal darkness.

Streams of Blood channel black metal from the Franconian Main Valley town of Erlenbach, exploring themes of bloodshed and darkness. Active since 2009, they bring sanguine intensity to the Bavarian black metal landscape.

Strife practice black metal from Barcelona, channeling the genre's confrontational fury from the Catalan capital. Active since 2015, they bring Mediterranean strife to the Spanish black metal underground.

Strigiform deliver avant-garde black and death metal from an undisclosed Italian location since 2009. Named for the owl order, their nocturnal-predator identity suits compositions of hunting, calculated extremity.

Strigon channel black metal from the Asturian city of Gijon, drawing their name from Romanian vampire folklore. Active since 2018, they bring Cantabrian darkness to the northern Spanish black metal scene.

Parma's Strikehammer pair black and speed metal from the Emilian food capital since 2023. Their name of percussive violence channels hammerblows of blackened aggression through compositions of relentless force.

Cavizzana's Strion practice black metal from a tiny Trentino village in the Val di Sole since 2020. Their extreme Alpine isolation naturally informs a sound shaped by mountain cold and solitude.