Trist from Olomouc craft depressive black metal and ambient soundscapes that explore isolation and melancholy through glacial tempos and anguished atmospheres since 2020. Their dual approach — oscillating between harrowing DSBM and ethereal ambient passages — creates a stark emotional landscape.

Tristsanguis is a depressive black/doom metal project from Cornwall, formed in 2024. Their Latin-derived name, suggesting 'sad blood,' reflects the deeply sorrowful and oppressive nature of their blackened doom from England's remote southwest.

Trübsal from Karlsruhe deliver depressive black metal whose German name — 'melancholy' or 'gloom' — perfectly encapsulates their sound of abject despair since 2016. Their compositions channel the grey emotional landscapes of DSBM through raw, anguished performances from the Baden capital.

Two More Opioids is a depressive black metal project from Manchester, England, formed in 2024. The act channels bleak, harrowing atmospheres through raw depressive black metal.

Ubersolitude is a Russian depressive black metal project that goes beyond typical DSBM, contrasting raw harsh vocals with clean singing passages and soft instrumental moments. Their prolific output since 2022 includes five releases, with their self-titled 2024 album on cassette featuring art by the collective Bedstvie.

Depressive black metal project from Derby, England, active since 2018 and channeling anguish through the DSBM tradition. Their sound embraces the genre's characteristic atmosphere of despair and emotional devastation.

Ulvbern is a depressive black metal project from Lviv, Ukraine, one of the longest-running acts in the Ukrainian DSBM scene with origins stretching back to 1998. The project draws on Lviv's melancholic atmosphere to fuel its sorrowful black metal.

Atmospheric and depressive black metal project from Ireland, emerging in 2024 with a sound steeped in melancholy and dark atmosphere. Their approach blends the emotional weight of DSBM with atmospheric black metal's expansive textures.

Depressive black metal project from Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina, that released the albums Hell Upon Us All and Anti-Human Opus before concluding as a deliberate finite artistic experience. The creator described it as an experiment in black metal that was never meant to last.