Zandrium is a black metal band from Paimio, Finland, formed in 2013. They contribute to Finland's rich legacy of black metal with a raw, uncompromising sound.

Zapovit is a black metal band from Huliaipole, Ukraine, formed in 2025. They represent the latest generation of Ukrainian black metal, forging extreme music from a country with a deep tradition in the genre.

Zaqqoem is a black/death metal band from North Brabant, Netherlands, formed in 2020. Their releases include the "Sacraccultus" EP and "...and Winter's Dregs Made Desolate," conjuring chaotic, abrasive extreme metal they describe as "a disintegrating boulder thrown into the pits of Hell."

Zaratus is a Hellenic black metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2020 by Bill Zobolas (ex-Thou Art Lord, Soulskinner) and Stefan Necroabyssius (Varathron, Katavasia). Their albums "In The Days Of Whore" (2020) and "Those Who Dwell Beyond" (2025) are steeped in the Greek black metal tradition, featuring over 50 minutes of immersive compositions.

Zaraza is a black metal band from Lublin, Poland, active since 1995, making them one of the veteran acts in the Polish black metal scene. Their decades-long commitment to the genre has established them as an enduring force in Eastern European extreme metal.

Zardens was a blackened death metal band from Mons-lez-Liège, Belgium, formed in 2012 and disbanding in October 2018. They released three albums, culminating in "Heretic Death Cult" (2018), recorded at Blackout Studio in Brussels and released through Unholy Fire Records.

Zareg is a black/death metal project from Granollers near Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2012 and led by guitarist Regnet with session musicians. Their releases include "Extreme Nature" (2012) and the four-track "Thirst" (2018), exploring apocalyptic themes of resource scarcity and survival through aggressive blackened death metal.

Zasłon is a black metal band from Tambov, Russia, formed in 2021. They deliver cold, atmospheric black metal from the Russian heartland.

Zatchla is a black/death metal band from Paris, France, formed in 2015. Their debut "First Invocation" (2015) is a three-track EP of ritualistic extreme metal steeped in horror and necromantic themes.