Stockholm's Vanskapth inhabits the harrowing depths of depressive black metal, crafting anguished compositions that prioritize emotional devastation over technical display. Their bleak, minimalist approach channels profound despair through repetitive, trance-like structures.

Vardoger is a depressive black metal project from England, formed in 2024. The project explores themes of despair and isolation through DSBM.

Swedish project Vemodig Hemfard, whose name translates to "melancholic homecoming," channels the sadness and longing implied by their name into harrowing depressive black metal. Their compositions dwell in desolation, using minimal instrumentation and raw production to amplify the emotional impact.

Falun's Vidrigheter dwells in the harrowing territory of depressive black metal, crafting compositions designed to evoke profound emotional desolation. Their raw, minimalist production and anguished vocal delivery create an atmosphere of unrelenting bleakness.

Vinterforest is a pagan/atmospheric/depressive black metal project from Emden, Germany, active since 2013. Originally rooted in pagan black metal, the project evolved toward atmospheric and depressive black metal textures.

Kyiv-based solo artist Vitaliy Sytnik crafts deeply personal depressive black metal, using the genre as a vehicle for raw emotional expression. His compositions channel profound anguish through minimal instrumentation and tortured vocal delivery.

Atmospheric and depressive black metal project from Treviso, Italy emerging in 2024. Walakh channels introspective bleakness through atmospheric DSBM from the Veneto region.

Atmospheric and depressive black metal solo project from Memmingen, Germany active since 2006 with an extensive catalog spanning over a decade. Their discography includes albums like Einsamer Winterweg and Wo die Ewigkeit die Zeit berührt alongside splits with Nocturnal Depression, Moloch, and Wintergeist.

Depressive black metal solo project from Arnstein, Germany started in 2006, creating slow, melodic, and sorrowful music rooted in the DSBM tradition. After releasing an album in 2008, the project went on hiatus before being reactivated when the time felt right.