Gothic and death metal band from Toulouse, France, featuring female vocals alongside black and death metal elements, formed by founding members of Leiden and In Lupus Pacis in 2018. Their releases including The Origins and Lioness blend dark metal, melodic hooks, and contrasting vocal styles.

Uncreated Light is a symphonic power/gothic metal band from Kremenchuk, Ukraine, blending orchestral grandeur with heavy metal power and gothic atmospheres since 2018. The project represents the symphonic metal wing of Kremenchuk's metal scene.

Gothic and atmospheric doom metal band from Acquaviva delle Fonti near Bari in Puglia, Italy, active since 2014. Their sound weaves gothic romanticism with the crushing weight of doom metal, informed by the atmospheric beauty of southern Italy.

Gothic metal band from Leeds, England, active since 2021 and channeling dark romanticism through heavy, atmospheric compositions. Their ceremonial approach to gothic metal draws from the genre's tradition of dramatic contrast and emotional weight.

Gothic metal and rock band from Madrid, Spain, weaving dark romanticism and heavy atmospheres since 2013. Their sound draws from the gothic metal tradition of moody melodies, atmospheric keyboards, and contrasting vocal dynamics.

Untrop is a symphonic blackened death metal band from Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine, formed in 2009, incorporating violin alongside powerful riffs and orchestration to create a dynamic dark atmosphere. Their releases include Iskra and Pale Illusions of Life, featuring lyrics in both Ukrainian and English.

Unworthy is a gothic metal project from the Lebork/Miastko area in northern Poland, launched in 2023. The act merges brooding gothic atmospheres with heavy metal weight.

Urban Tales is a Portuguese heavy/gothic metal project created by Marcos Cesar in 2005, blending rock and metal with gothic atmospheres across multiple albums. Their 2011 release Loneliness still is the friend was named among the year's best albums by critics, and they were signed to Greek label Burning Star Records.