French avant-garde black metal band from Caen active since 2009, featuring Decay on drums, Hazard on guitar, Rust on guitar, and Vaerohn on bass. Their experimental approach incorporates violins, theremin, cellos, and unconventional percussions alongside dissonant black metal, with their EP Nam Kha exploring elemental themes of earth, water, and fire.

Black metal, post-hardcore, and screamo band from Liverpool, England active since 2011. We Came Out like Tigers occupies a unique space between raw black metal intensity and the emotional catharsis of screamo.

Pagan black metal project from Germany emerging in 2025. Named after the changeling of Germanic folklore, Wechselbalg channels pagan mysticism and nature worship through atmospheric black metal.

Atmospheric and depressive black metal solo project from Memmingen, Germany active since 2006 with an extensive catalog spanning over a decade. Their discography includes albums like Einsamer Winterweg and Wo die Ewigkeit die Zeit berührt alongside splits with Nocturnal Depression, Moloch, and Wintergeist.

Black metal project from Bremen, Germany formed in 2016. Weeping Willow channels sorrowful darkness and atmospheric bleakness through black metal from the Hanseatic city.

Depressive black metal solo project from Arnstein, Germany started in 2006, creating slow, melodic, and sorrowful music rooted in the DSBM tradition. After releasing an album in 2008, the project went on hiatus before being reactivated when the time felt right.

Symphonic black metal band from Novosibirsk, Russia active since 2008, evolving from symphonic/pagan black metal roots. Welicoruss brings orchestral grandeur to black metal from the largest city in Siberia.

Black metal and hardcore hybrid from Leipzig, Germany active since 2013. Welk merges the raw ferocity of black metal with hardcore's directness, drawing from the fertile Leipzig underground scene.

Atmospheric black metal and ambient project from Oslo, Norway formed in 2020. Well Haven crafts expansive atmospheric soundscapes that bridge black metal darkness with ambient serenity.