Shroud of Distress blend depressive black metal with shoegaze from Saxony-Anhalt, creating a hazy, emotionally overwhelming hybrid that channels despair through walls of reverb-drenched guitar. Active since 2012, they've been pioneering the blackgaze crossover in eastern Germany.

Kursk's Shtandarth channel depressive black metal from the Black Earth region since 2022. Their name and origins at the site of WWII's largest tank battle channel historical weight into compositions of atmospheric anguish.

Cherepovets' Side of Despondency channel depressive black metal from the Vologda steel city since 2012. Their name of emotional collapse and industrial origins channel the despair of Russia's steel-smelting heartland into atmospheric compositions.

Silent Thoughts channel depressive black metal from the Saxon village of Hilbersdorf, exploring the genre's most introspective and anguished emotional territory. Their rural eastern German base lends an isolated quality to their contemplative darkness.

Sneg channel depressive black metal from the Ticino town of Arbedo-Castione, making them a rare extreme metal voice from Switzerland's Italian-speaking south. Their sound dwells in the genre's most anguished corners, favoring raw emotion and bleak atmospheres.

Sogh channel depressive black metal from Lower Saxony, exploring the genre's most anguished emotional depths through raw, despairing compositions. Active since 2013, they bring sustained melancholy to the North German underground.

Depressive black metal project from the Hainaut province of Wallonia, active since 2022. Their French-language name, meaning "dark memories," signals an introspective, melancholic approach to black metal rooted in personal anguish and emotional desolation.

Umea's Sorg Mantel pair depressive black metal and shoegaze from the Vasterbotten capital since 2025. Their Swedish name meaning "sorrow mantle" channels the garment of grief into compositions that blend atmospheric despair with ethereal textures.

Sorrowful Winds channel depressive black metal from the Finnish underground, exploring the genre's most desolate emotional landscapes. Active since 2014, they bring wind-borne grief to the Finnish DSBM scene.