November Eternal is a depressive black metal project from Paris, France, formed in 2024. The project channels melancholy and despair through the raw emotional framework of depressive black metal.

Nox Mortem is a depressive black metal project from Minsk, Belarus, formed in 2024. The project's Latin name meaning 'night of death' signals its commitment to the bleakest extremes of the DSBM tradition.

Russian depressive black metal/rock project formed in 2022, exploring the genre's most emotionally raw and vulnerable territory. Their bitterly ironic name underscores the despondent atmosphere that pervades their work.

German atmospheric/depressive black metal project active since 2015, blending ethereal atmospherics with raw emotional devastation. Their phobia-referencing name captures the fear and darkness at the core of their DSBM.

Grodno-based atmospheric and depressive black metal project active since 2009, drawing on occult and esoteric themes. Named after the infamous ceremonial magic order, the project pairs bleak, despondent passages with moments of ritual intensity.

Moscow depressive black metal project formed in 2024, among the newest entries in Russia's substantial DSBM scene. Named after a historical smallpox epidemic, their work channels disease-era despair through modern depressive black metal.

Tours-based Ostium dwells in the harrowing depths of depressive black metal, crafting anguished, slow-burning compositions that prioritize emotional devastation over aggression. Their bleak atmospherics and tormented vocal delivery evoke profound isolation and despair.

Dijon's Otium Adei inhabits the desolate intersection of depressive black metal and funeral doom, crafting glacially paced compositions drenched in melancholy. Their suffocating atmosphere and anguished vocals create an immersive experience of profound bleakness.

Vordingborg's Pafund has undergone a remarkable transformation since 2015, evolving from depressive black metal and dark ambient into the gentler realm of dungeon synth. Their Danish island setting on Zealand lends a maritime melancholy to all phases of their creative output.