Experimental brutal death metal act from Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, formed in 2009. Their punishing sound pushes death metal into unconventional territory, blending technical brutality with experimental structures from the Balkan underground.

Hailing from Cornuda (Treviso) in Italy, this industrial/experimental doom metal outfit channels aggressive energy since 2022. Massive, slow-building riffs and cavernous atmospheres define their doom approach.

Founded in 2014 across Denmark, Germany, and Norway by Kai Uwe Faust, Christopher Juul, and Maria Franz, Heilung create what they describe as 'amplified history from early medieval northern Europe,' drawing on runic inscriptions, Iron Age texts, and ancient instruments including bone rattles and reconstructed weapons. Their studio albums — Ofnir (2015), Futha (2019), and Drif (2022) — are accompanied by immersive ritual live performances that have earned comparison to theatrical ceremony more than conventional concerts. The group composed the soundtrack to Senua's Saga: Hellblade II and performed at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in 2021, cementing their crossover appeal far beyond neofolk's traditional audience.

Heljarmadr is a experimental melodic black/death metal band from Stockholm (early); International (later), Sweden, formed in 2020. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.

Black metal/noise/experimental project from Germany, formed in 2022. Their boundary-pushing sound dissolves the barriers between black metal, noise, and experimental music into a uniquely abrasive vision.

Experimental Progressive/Death Metal project from Finland, forging volatile compositions since 2021. Rooted in old-school traditions, their compositions deliver unrelenting heaviness.

Solo project from Gratwein, Austria helmed by Daemon Herbae, pioneering an unlikely fusion of black metal and reggae dubbed 'Herbal Black Metal.' Their 2026 self-titled debut on Dale of Shadows features three instrumental tracks that somehow make this audacious genre hybrid work.

Hildethrumm is a experimental black metal project from Tyumen, Russia, active since 2025 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Russia black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.

A cold experimental black metal, country entity from Lisbon, contributing to the portuguese underground since 2016. Their compositions evoke desolate landscapes through raw, uncompromising aggression.