Ascese creates atmospheric and depressive black metal from Utrecht since 2015. Their French-derived name meaning 'asceticism' drives compositions of austere, stripped-back emotional intensity from the Dutch cathedral city.

Asken av Verden creates depressive black metal, dark ambient, and industrial from Catalonia since 2016. Their Norwegian-language name meaning 'ashes of the world' brings Scandinavian bleakness to the Mediterranean context of northeastern Spain.

Askens Dod practices depressive black metal from Chișinău since 2021. Their Scandinavian-inflected name meaning 'death of ashes' brings Nordic melancholy to the Moldovan capital's underground.

Volos' Atheria craft depressive black metal of deep emotional anguish, using the genre's raw sonic palette to channel grief, isolation, and despair. Active since 2012, the project transforms personal suffering into harrowing musical catharsis.

Audet Mori is a depressive black metal project from Germany, formed in 2024, whose Latin name meaning 'dares to die' captures the despairing essence of the DSBM tradition. The project channels existential anguish through the raw, emotionally extreme framework of depressive black metal.

Autophagocytosis creates depressive black metal from an undisclosed Moldovan location since 2024. Named after the cellular process of self-digestion, their sound enacts a similar dissolution — consuming itself through anguished extremity.

Split's Averzija ('aversion' in Croatian) channel depressive black metal of raw emotional intensity, exploring themes of disgust, hopelessness, and self-loathing. Active since 2013, they represent the Dalmatian contribution to DSBM's global underground.

Az Utolsó Mosoly — Hungarian for 'The Last Smile' — is a depressive black metal project from 2024 whose undisclosed location adds to its desolate atmosphere. The project channels profound emotional anguish through the raw, stripped-down framework of DSBM.

Athigra is a depressive black metal project from Germany, formed in March 2020, whose prolific catalog includes albums like Alles zu Asche, Die Seele des Waldes, Endzeit, and Staub zu Staub. The project was born from a desire to express hatred for social constraints and the lack of escape, channeling personal anguish and societal frustration through raw, emotionally extreme DSBM.