Zobibor is a black/death metal band with punk influences from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in 2016. They blend extreme metal aggression with punk energy from the legendary Gothenburg scene.

Zol Jad is a black metal band from Skopje, North Macedonia, formed in 2025. They represent the newest generation of Macedonian black metal, bringing raw intensity from the Balkan underground.

Zoltum is a death/black metal band from Haguenau in Alsace, France, formed in 2018. They deliver a savage blend of death and black metal drawn from the deep traditions of French extreme metal.

ZOM is a black/death metal band from Dublin, Ireland, formed in 2017. They deliver savage, unrelenting blackened death metal that has earned recognition within the Irish and international extreme metal scenes.

Zombie Ritual is a death/black metal band from Porto, Portugal, formed in 2013. They deliver raw, old-school extreme metal channeling the classic spirit of early death and black metal.

Zombiekrig is a black/thrash metal band from Västra Götaland, Sweden, formed in 2015. Their name, meaning "zombie war" in Swedish, reflects their chaotic blend of black and thrash metal.

Zophrenia is a symphonic/melodic black metal band from Strömsund, Sweden, formed in 2016. They fuse sweeping symphonic arrangements with melodic black metal from the remote reaches of northern Sweden.

Zorglüb is an industrial black metal band from Reims, France. They fuse the cold aggression of black metal with electronic and industrial textures, creating an abrasive, mechanized take on extreme metal.

Zornestrieb is a dark, melancholic solo black metal project from Thuringia, Germany, created in 2009 by Surtur. The project has released multiple albums including "Kalter Zeiten Ewigkeit" (2010), "Schattenwelt" (2018), and "Der Eskapist" (2022), blending atmospheric black metal with post-black and ambient elements.