The Art of Blasphemy from Guadalajara in Castilla-La Mancha craft black metal that treats sacrilege as an art form, channeling anti-religious fury through atmospheric compositions since 2014. Their provocative name drives a decade of hostile extremity from the Spanish meseta.

The Art of Wizarding from Lleida in Catalonia channel black metal through a mystical, sorcery-themed lens since 2020. Their fantastical name frames compositions of atmospheric darkness from the Catalan interior, where ancient Iberian mysticism meets Scandinavian-influenced extremity.

The Attic Assembly is a symphonic black metal project from Mannheim, Germany, formed in 2023. They layer symphonic orchestration over black metal's ferocity.

The Austrasian Goat from Metz craft funeral doom and black metal named after the medieval Frankish kingdom of Austrasia, which was centered on their Lorraine hometown since 2012. Over a decade of glacially paced compositions, they have channeled the ancient Merovingian legacy of northeastern France.

The Banned is a black/death/heavy metal/punk band from Schleswig, Germany, active since 2000. They blend influences from across the extreme metal spectrum with punk's raw energy.

Raw black metal project The Beast originates from Andrimont in the Liège province of Belgium and is a side-project of Nornagest, the leader of the long-running Belgian black metal institution Enthroned. The music is intentionally primitive and lo-fi, sitting in the vein of Beherit, Von, and Striborg, with thematic content rooted in Satanism and anti-religion.

The Big Gloom from Civitanova on the Adriatic coast deliver blackened sludge and post-metal since 2024. Their name captures the overwhelming darkness that pervades their crushing, atmospheric compositions.

Uncompromising Viennese black metal band that emerged from the ashes of the project ABM Syndicate, The Black Order became known for a confrontational stage presence — their early shows reportedly saw brawls and violence. Members Moloch and Mastema were sentenced to jail in 2003; the band reformed roughly sixteen years later, releasing "Supremacy" and "The Executioners of Mankind."

The Call from Metz deliver black metal with the summoning intensity of their invocational name since 1997. Over a quarter century of activity from the Lorraine capital, they are one of northeastern France's longest-running black metal acts.