Black and speed metal band from Madrid, Spain formed in 2015, self-described as four Madrid rascals who love fast-paced music. Their catalog spans from early demos through splits and the LP Death Arrives, all delivered with raw, Motörhead-influenced speed and punk attitude.

Watain formed in Uppsala, Sweden in 1998, taking their name from an early recording by the American black metal act Von, and have spent more than two decades developing one of the most uncompromising and ritually intense presences in the genre. Their breakthrough came with Sworn to the Dark (2007) and was consolidated by Lawless Darkness (2010), a double album widely regarded as a high-water mark of contemporary black metal, followed by subsequent releases on Century Media and Nuclear Blast. The band's seven studio albums and elaborate, confrontational live performances have made them central figures in black metal's international profile.

Experimental black metal project from Transylvania, Romania formed in 2020. Watashi Dake pushes black metal into experimental territory from the legendary region of the Carpathian Mountains.

Post-black metal band from Pechora, Russia active since 2016. Waveflow channels the remote, frozen wilderness of the Komi Republic into atmospheric post-black metal.

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.