The Skullthrone is a black/death metal band from Campobasso, Italy, formed in 2011. They deliver fierce extreme metal combining black metal's atmospheric menace with death metal brutality from Molise.

The Somberlain from Galicia craft black metal named after Dissection's legendary debut album, channeling the Scandinavian melodic black metal tradition through the misty, Celtic landscapes of northwestern Spain since 2010. Their tribute to the Swedish masterwork signals a devotion to melodic extremity.

The Sons of Perdition is a death/black metal band from Halle (Saale), Germany, formed in 2013. They combine death metal's brutality with black metal's darkness.

The Soulscape Project is a black metal band from Leipzig, Germany, formed in 2013. They deliver atmospheric black metal from the Leipzig underground.

The Spirit from Saarbrücken have earned wide recognition for their fierce blend of black and death metal, delivering melodically rich yet brutally aggressive compositions since 2018. Their critically acclaimed work has positioned them among the most exciting extreme metal acts to emerge from the Franco-German border region.

The Styx Shipping Society from the Fichtelgebirge mountains in northeastern Bavaria craft black metal under a darkly whimsical concept — ferrying souls across the river Styx since 2008. Nearly two decades of activity from this remote Franconian mountain range has produced atmospheric black metal steeped in mythological death-transport imagery.

The Sun's Journey Through the Night from England craft black metal and ambient that traces the solar path through the underworld since 2019. Their poetic, mythological name drives compositions that follow the ancient Egyptian concept of the sun's nocturnal voyage.

The Tombers is a black/death metal band from Novara, Italy, formed in 2016. They combine black metal atmosphere with death metal aggression in fierce extreme metal.

The Troll conjure raw and atmospheric black metal from an undisclosed Spanish location, channeling the menace of Nordic folklore through Iberian extremity since 2020. Their anonymous approach and creature-themed name heighten the primal, otherworldly quality of their sound.