Black metal and pagan metal band from Athens, Greece with roots stretching back to 1996. They are among the earlier Hellenic pagan black metal acts.

Part of the Gothenburg school's homeland, this act channels black metal and pagan metal with a focus on pre-Christian themes and folk instrumentation over extreme metal foundations. Formed in 2019, based in Norrland, the results are heavier and more inventive than the genre tag might suggest.

Pagan black metal act from the Oberhausen/Bottrop area of Germany's Ruhr region, channeling Norse mythology through raw black metal since 2014. Named after the stag in Norse cosmology that stands atop Valhalla, their sound carries the weight of ancient Germanic paganism.

Raw pagan black metal band from the Moscow/Tver corridor, active since 2011. Their German name — meaning "ice forest" — and pagan thematic focus channel Slavic mysticism through raw black metal.

Experimental pagan metal project from Schlagenhofen, Germany, pushing the boundaries of folk-infused metal since 2011. Their name, meaning "ice work" in German, reflects a crafted, deliberate approach to fusing pagan themes with experimental metal.

Epic black/pagan metal band from Naberezhnye Chelny in Tatarstan, Russia active since 1998 — over 25 years of epic metal from the Volga-Ural region. Their longevity and Tatar Republic origins make them one of the most unique acts in Russian pagan metal.

Norrland's metal underground has produced no shortage of heavy acts, and this heavy metal and pagan metal unit is among them — wielding pre-Christian themes and folk instrumentation over extreme metal foundations. Their sound resists easy categorization, blending influences into something distinctly their own.

A product of Russia's vast and intense metal underground, this Moscow-based pagan metal act channels nature worship and warrior ethos channeled through heavy, atmospheric compositions. Active since 2016, their catalog reveals a band unafraid to explore the darker corners of heavy music.

Part of the UK's ever-evolving heavy music tradition, this act channels black metal and pagan metal with a focus on pre-Christian themes and folk instrumentation over extreme metal foundations. Formed in 2012, based in Glasgow, every recording pushes a little further into uncharted sonic territory.