Abstinence practices depressive black metal from Moscow since 2014. Their name — the deliberate denial of indulgence — creates a paradox with the emotional excess of their DSBM compositions from the Russian capital.

Abstract Dream conjures atmospheric black metal from Paris since 2020, creating ethereal soundscapes that blur the line between consciousness and the void. Their name captures the liminal, dreamlike quality of their compositions.

Abstrusa Unde merges black metal, progressive metal, and symphonic metal from Paris since 2012, creating an ambitiously layered sound. Their Latin name, meaning "hidden wave," reflects the depths beneath their compositional surface.

Abstrusum practices black metal from Hesse since 2010, their Latin name meaning 'hidden' or 'concealed' matching the shadowed quality of their compositions. Fifteen years of activity from this central German state have produced a body of work that values mystery over exposure.

Absum weaves funeral doom, black metal, and drone from the Lombard city of Lodi since 2011. Their Latin name meaning 'I am absent' perfectly captures the dissociative, trance-like state their glacial compositions induce.

Absurdoom creates depressive black metal from Niš in southern Serbia since 2012. Their portmanteau — absurdity meets doom — captures the existential bleakness of their sound from this historic city once known as Constantine's birthplace.

Black metal duo from Switzerland, consisting of vocalist/lyricist Siech and multi-instrumentalist/songwriter Mengis, who released their debut EP "Disobedience and Pestilence" in November 2025. The four-track record was recorded at Eugen Studio and tagged with the Swiss-German descriptor "gruusig" (gruesome), reflecting an uncompromising lo-fi black metal aesthetic.

Abused Majesty has crafted symphonic black metal from Białystok in northeastern Poland since 2004. Over two decades from the Podlasie capital near the Belarusian border, they have produced orchestrally enriched black metal of sustained ambition.

Abusiveness channels black metal from Lublin in eastern Poland since 1997, nearly three decades of activity from the city that hosted the famous 1569 Union creating the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Their confrontational name drives uncompromising extremity from this historically significant city.