Black metal band from Uusikaupunki on Finland's southwestern coast, active since 2011. Their sound channels black metal from the Vakka-Suomi coast.

Black metal band from Finland formed in 2021. Their enigmatic name channels raw black metal from the Finnish underground.

Depressive black metal band from Tampere, Finland formed in 2019. Their Finnish name — meaning 'eternally' — channels emotional bleakness from Finland's inland capital.

Jahve is a one-man depressive black metal project from Ostfold, Norway, whose releases Still, All Quiet (2008) and Mahavishnu Hemorragia (2009) channel melancholic atmospherics from the heartland of Scandinavian black metal. The solo project delivers introspective, bleak black metal rooted in Norway's legendary extreme metal tradition.

Jamot is an Italian metal musician whose heavy compositions blend classical and avant-garde influences with metal instrumentation. His experimental approach to heavy music incorporates diverse sonic elements that push beyond conventional metal boundaries.

Janara is a blackened death metal duo from Milan, Italy, formed in 2014 and performing entirely in Napoletano dialect rather than standard Italian. Their self-titled debut (2015) draws from Neapolitan folklore and culture, creating a distinctive fusion of extreme metal with regional Italian linguistic identity.

Janvs is an Italian metal band that explores spiritual and artistic depths through a wide range of influences spanning metal, goth, and classical music. Recognized since the late 1990s, the project creates distinctive music that transcends conventional genre boundaries with releases including Narrenzeit and Wurmpalast.

Jarac is a raw black metal project from Bosnia and Herzegovina, channeling lo-fi aggression and primal intensity. The project emerged from the Balkan underground metal scene, delivering stripped-down black metal with an unpolished, visceral aesthetic.

Jarngrim is a blackened death metal band from Trondheim, Norway, whose debut album Olav Haraldsson, Noregs evige konge (2025) explores Norwegian history through extreme metal. Their six-track album channels historical themes including the saga of Olav Haraldsson and Harald Hardrade through melodic blackened death metal.