Zwielicht, whose name means "twilight" in German, is a black metal band from Wanne-Eickel (Herne), Germany, formed in 2014. Their releases include "Leibestod," "With Love From Sinister," and "The Aphotic Embrace," exploring dark atmospheric territory with gothic undertones.

Zwiespalt is an atmospheric raw black metal band from Leipzig, Germany, formed in 2020. Their discography includes "Ambivalenz" (2020), "Distanz" (2021), "Persistenz" (2023), and "Des Nachts" (2024), each described as "a display of inner turmoil," with the final track of their latest album incorporating Friedrich Nietzsche's writings.

Zwietracht is a black/thrash metal band from Bonn, Germany, blending bastard metal with punk influences. Their 2020 single "ER" features music by 1313 and vocals by U.V.M.M., channeling raw aggression through a fusion of black metal, thrash, and punk attitude.

Zyklon was an industrial death/black metal band from Notodden, Norway, active from 2001 to 2010. Featuring members of Emperor and Myrkskog, including drummer Trym and guitarist Zamoth, they released acclaimed albums "World Ov Worms," "Aeon," and "Disintegrate."

Zymosis is a black metal band from São Miguel in the Azores, Portugal, formed in 2012. They bring extreme metal from one of Europe's most remote archipelagos in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

Zëptenvr is a raw black metal project from the French Alps, describing themselves as "the evil that breathes from the witches mouth." Their demo-tapes "Couronees dans lòpprobre" (2021) and "Messe pour un mort-né" (2023) channel nocturnal, magical black metal inspired by Darvulia, Moëvot, and early Nëhemah, exploring local Alpine folklore around witchcraft.

Zørormr is a melodic black metal and dark ambient project from Opole, Poland, formed in 2010. Their discography spans from the debut "Kval" (2010) through "The Monolith" (2023), blending neoclassical, dark ambient, and raw black metal elements recorded at Vatican Cellars Studio.

Zørza is a post-black metal band from Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Poland, formed in 2023. They channel the atmospheric and melodic side of black metal through shimmering post-metal textures.

Ásmegin is a folk, black, and Viking metal band from Jevnaker, Norway, formed in 1998, whose name translates from Old Norse as "Might of the Æsir." Their debut album Hin Vordende Sod & Sø (2003), released on Napalm Records, established them as one of the more ambitious acts in the Norse folk metal tradition, blending black metal aggression with traditional folk melodies, violin, and dual clean and harsh vocals. A second album, Arv, followed in 2008. Lyrics are composed primarily in Norwegian and Old Norse, rooting the band firmly in Scandinavian literary and mythological tradition.