Ten Onder, meaning 'go under' in Dutch, practice depressive black metal from the Gelderland/Utrecht region, channeling overwhelming despair through lo-fi atmospherics and anguished vocals since 2013. Their music inhabits the genre's most emotionally desolate territory.

Brussels-based depressive black/doom project Ter Ziele was created by prolific Belgian multi-instrumentalist Déhà alongside lyricist and vocalist Lore as an outlet for personal darkness, releasing the full-length There Is No Useless Pain in 2017 before disbanding in 2018 with the farewell compilation Tenondergang. A distinct, unrelated Ter Ziele project formed in 2020 and has since performed at major festivals including Roadburn and Into the Grave, releasing the debut album Embodiment of Death in 2025.

Terreur Nocturne from Salon-de-Provence deliver depressive black metal under a French name meaning 'night terror,' channeling the horrors of sleepless darkness since 2019. Their Provençal setting — land of sunlight and lavender — provides ironic contrast to their nocturnal despair.

The Penitent is a Brussels depressive black metal project by Belgian multi-instrumentalist Déhà, conceived as a rawer and more direct extension of the emotional territory he explored in Ter Ziele and the funeral doom band Slow. The 2019 debut Before It All — a 66-minute, three-track record released on Musical Excrements — was composed during psychotic episodes between 2016 and 2019, with guest vocals from Nokt Aeon of Dymna Lotva.

Thenuffville from Milan craft depressive black metal since 2025. Their Lombardy base channels urban despair through anguished compositions.

Depressive black metal act from Burgas, Bulgaria, named for the ancient Egyptian deity of knowledge and writing. The project released two EPs and maintains a presence on Bandcamp, with tracks like 'Waiting for You' and 'From the Abyss of Dungeons of Darkness' reflecting the isolation-drenched aesthetic typical of the depressive black metal subgenre. Thoth functions as a solo or minimal-lineup project operating squarely within the more introspective and despairing wing of Bulgarian black metal.

Tiefstand from the small Bavarian village of Engelsberg craft depressive black metal whose German name — meaning 'low point' or 'nadir' — captures the abyssal emotional depths they explore since 2022. Their rural isolation feeds directly into the desolate atmosphere of their compositions.

Tired of Life from Cornwall deliver depressive black metal with the existential exhaustion their name demands since 2013. Over a decade of world-weary compositions from England's Celtic southwest has channeled the isolation of the Cornish landscape through anguished extremity.

Togare from London craft depressive black metal under an enigmatic name since 2022. Their compositions channel profound despair through the anonymity of the British capital's vast underground.