Győr's Stvannyr weave black, doom, and folk metal into a tapestry of Hungarian heritage since 2018. Their multi-genre approach reflects the cultural intersection of their northwestern border-region home.

Founded near Potsdam, Germany in 1992, Subway to Sally blends heavy metal with medieval and folk instrumentation including hurdy-gurdy, bagpipes, shawm, and lute, helping define the medieval metal subgenre. The band achieved their commercial breakthrough with 2001's Herzblut, which peaked at number 15 on the German charts, followed by Nord Nord Ost (2004), which debuted at number 5. Signed to Nuclear Blast and later Napalm Records, they have released over a dozen studio albums across three decades, most recently Post Mortem (2024).

Suidakra are one of Germany's premier melodic death/black/folk metal acts from Dusseldorf, blending Celtic mythology and folk melodies with aggressive extreme metal. Their extensive discography and international touring have made them one of the most respected folk-tinged extreme metal bands in Europe.

Sunuthar play folk metal from Bern, weaving traditional instrumentation and folk melodies into their heavy compositions. Their approach brings a distinctly Swiss-Germanic folk sensibility to the metal framework.

Surturs Lohe have been forging viking and folk black metal from the Thuringian town of Meiningen since 1999, making them one of the genre's longer-running German acts. Their quarter-century of fire-giant-themed pagan metal represents a sustained devotion to Norse mythology channeled through extreme music.

Survael forge epic black and folk metal from Boadilla del Monte near Madrid, channeling mythological themes through atmospheric, expansive compositions. Active since 2013, they bring epic scope to the greater Madrid metal scene.

Bulgarian folk/black metal project founded in Leipzig in 2001, whose eleven releases chart an evolution from folk black metal through a neofolk period and into post-folk black metal, drawing on Bulgarian and Slavic folklore alongside the symbolism of Ezra Pound. Albums like "Kukeri" and "Lady Vitosha" reflect a deep engagement with Bulgarian cultural heritage filtered through extreme metal.

Svartsot play folk metal from the Jutland city of Randers, blending Danish folk melodies and Norse mythology with heavy metal energy. Active since 2007, they've become one of Denmark's most visible folk metal acts, performing in Danish and drawing on Scandinavian traditions.

Swadilfari forge pagan and folk black metal from Hesse, drawing their name from the stallion of Norse mythology that helped build Asgard's walls. Active since 2013, they bring mythological construction to the central German pagan metal scene.