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Switzerland (early); Norway / Switzerland (later), CH · 2023–present · active
Occult black metal band formed in early 2022 by members of Swiss/Norwegian acts including Aara, Forgotten Tomb, Porta Nigra, and Thron, with the band's name meaning 'sorcery' in Proto-Germanic. Their debut album Therizo—released October 13, 2023 on Debemur Morti Productions—delivers 41 minutes of old-school second-wave black metal rooted in the Norwegian tradition but laced with the melodic atmosphere of the Swiss Alpine scene. Recorded across Norway and Switzerland and mixed at The Empty Hall Studio, Therizo was widely praised as a mandatory entry in contemporary occult black metal.
Vevey, CH · 2023–present · active
Black metal band from Vevey, Vaud, formed in 2018 and named after the ancient Roman settlement that once stood on the shore of Lake Geneva near present-day Vevey. Their 2023 EP Mémoires, recorded during the winter in Vevey, draws on Swiss legends, folk tales, and local history as lyrical and atmospheric source material. The quintet—Julian on vocals, Bertrand and Patrick on guitars, Achille on bass, and David on drums—brings a distinctly regional identity to an otherwise globally homogenized genre.
Verona, IT · 2019–present · active
Tauval from Verona craft black metal from the city of Romeo and Juliet since 2019. Their compositions channel the darker undercurrents of the Veneto through atmospheric compositions.
Duisburg, DE · 2010–present · active
Tavaron is a black metal project from Duisburg, Germany, active since 2010. They deliver atmospheric black metal from the Ruhr Valley underground.
Utrecht Province, NL · 2017–present · active
Teerlong merge the corrosive atmospheres of black metal with sludge metal's low-end brutality from the Utrecht Province in the Netherlands. Since 2017, this Dutch act has explored the bleak intersection where Scandinavian-influenced tremolo riffing meets the swampy weight of American sludge.
London, GB · 2024–present · active
Teeth of the Fae is a multi-faceted project from London, formed in 2024, spanning black metal, dungeon synth, neofolk, and ambient. Their eclectic approach bridges the aggression of black metal with the medieval mysticism of dungeon synth and the contemplative beauty of neofolk.
CH · 2013–present · active
Raw black metal and ambient project from Switzerland, formed in 2013. Operating under the Thessa Records banner, Tehessah channels lo-fi darkness through the raw black metal underground.
Rotterdam, NL · 2021–present · active
Teitan craft avant-garde black metal from the Rotterdam/Schiedam area, pushing the genre's boundaries through unconventional song structures and dissonant experimentation since 2021. Their willingness to dissolve black metal's traditional frameworks places them among the Dutch scene's more adventurous projects.
ES · 2019–present · active
Tejo is a black metal/ambient project from Spain, formed in 2019. Named after the yew tree of Iberian folklore, they blend atmospheric black metal with ambient soundscapes.

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