Zbor is a doom metal band from Ivanić-Grad, Croatia, formed in 2016. They deliver crushing, slow-paced doom metal rooted in the heavy, oppressive tradition of the genre.

Zen Disdain is a blackened doom/death metal band from Enschede, Netherlands, formed in 2023. Their albums "Premonition" (2023) and "Inanition" (2024) feature a striking combination of clean female vocals by Zoya Belous over dark, subgenre-defying metal that blends black, death, and doom elements.

Zerberus is a gothic/doom metal band from Innsbruck, Austria, delivering slow, heavy riffs entwined with dark, melancholic atmosphere. Their sound draws on the classic European tradition of blending doom metal weight with gothic sensibility.

Zerø the Herø is a drone/doom metal and noise/ambient project from Sweden, active since 2001. Their extended, monolithic compositions explore the outer reaches of doom and drone, dissolving into ambient noise.

Zess is a doom metal band from Genoa, Italy, formed in 2003. As one of the longer-running doom acts in the Italian scene, they deliver slow, crushing heaviness drawn from the classic doom metal tradition.

Zintnieks is a psychedelic stoner/doom metal band from Riga, Latvia, formed in 2019. Their albums "No aizkurienes" (2021) and "Ilgas pēc vasaras rītiem" (2026) feature long-format, slow-grinding doom with soaring female vocals by Elizabete Frišfelde-Āgare, drawing comparisons to Tool, Boris, and Pelican.

Zivatar is an industrial gothic/doom metal band from Gyöngyös, Hungary, conceived as a solo project in 2012 with the full band assembled by 2017. Their extensive discography, from "The Sixth Chamber" (2015) through "Apocalypse Campaign," blends industrial harshness with gothic and doom atmospheres.

Zolfo is a five-piece doom/sludge metal band from Bari, Italy, formed in 2017. Their releases, including "Delusion of Negation" and "Descending into Inexorable Absence," deliver crushing doom and sludge with live performances at festivals like Frantic Fest.

Zoltar is a doom/stoner metal band from Uppland, Sweden, formed in 2003. Their long-running project blends heavy doom riffs with stoner rock grooves.