A product of a scene with deep roots in the former Czechoslovak underground, this Bratislava-based black metal, doom metal, and pagan metal act channels nature worship and warrior ethos channeled through heavy, atmospheric compositions. Active since 1998, the combination of influences yields something more interesting than any single genre label implies.

Part of Ukraine's fierce and unyielding metal community, this act channels doom metal and stoner metal with a focus on fuzz-drenched riffs and hypnotic, groove-laden repetition. Formed in 2011, based in Kyiv, the results are heavier and more inventive than the genre tag might suggest.

Death/doom metal project from Athens, Greece launched in 2024. They craft ethereal death doom from the ancient city.

Rising from Ryde's metal underground, this British act forges Black Metal, Depressive Black Metal, and Doom Metal built on second-wave ferocity filtered through modern production sensibilities. Their recordings conjure desolation through sheets of tremolo-picked guitar.

Wielding death metal and doom metal as their weapon, this Dutch outfit from Nieuwleusen has been refining their craft since 2021. Their sound hinges on suffocating heaviness anchored by rumbling low-end, delivered with white-knuckle intensity.

The Russian city of Tikhvin serves as headquarters for this black metal and doom metal operation, whose arsenal includes corrosive riffing and misanthropic atmosphere. Frostbitten riffing and anti-cosmic lyrical themes define their output.

Doom and drone metal project from Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France formed in 2023. They craft massive, slow-burning heaviness from southwestern France.

Death metal, doom, and grindcore band from Budapest, Hungary launched in 2024. They bring a diverse extreme metal assault from the Hungarian capital.

Edinburgh-based doom metal act, active since 2023 delivering Sabbathian worship filtered through decades of underground evolution. Rooted in Britain's endlessly regenerating metal lineage, patience is rewarded with crushing, cathartic payoffs.