Vampyric black/doom metal duo from Canterbury, England, formed in 2020, featuring Ria on bass and vocals and Oli on guitar. Their catalog includes Blood Spattered Bride, Sanguine Sacrifice, and Requiem of Horrors, all steeped in gothic horror imagery and the intersection of black metal aggression and doom's crushing pace.

Doom/gothic metal band from Barcelona, formed in 2015 and blending doom's crushing weight with gothic metal's dark elegance. Their Catalan underground roots inform a sound that balances heaviness with ornate atmospherics.

When Kayzen emerged in 2023 from Warsaw, they brought with them a sound rooted in death metal, gothic metal, and melodic death metal — all punishing grooves interlocked with frenzied tremolo passages. Primal ferocity drives every note of their catalog.

Gothic/thrash metal band from Zamora in Castile and Leon, formed in 2020 and blending gothic metal's dark atmosphere with thrash's aggressive velocity. Their unusual genre combination creates a distinctive sound from central Spain.

Gothic metal band from Madrid, formed in 2018 and crafting dark, atmospheric compositions with heavy metal foundations. Their sound channels gothic metal's melancholic elegance from the heart of Spain.

Gothic metal/rock project from Madrid, formed in 2023 and blending dark, atmospheric compositions with heavy rock foundations. Their sound channels gothic metal's melancholic elegance through a modern Spanish lens.

Heavy/gothic metal band from Beziers in southern France, formed in 2022 and blending heavy metal's riff-driven power with gothic atmospherics. Their psychologically-themed name adds dark introspection to their sound.

Gothic metal band from Cologne, formed in 2017 and blending dark, atmospheric compositions with heavy metal foundations. Their sound channels the ornate melancholy of gothic metal through the cultural richness of the Rhineland.

When Killset emerged in 2018 from Kraków, they brought with them a sound rooted in gothic metal, groove metal, and thrash metal — all beauty-and-the-beast vocal contrasts over darkly atmospheric arrangements. The combination of influences yields something more interesting than any single genre label implies.