Linköping, Sweden — black metal and pagan metal of the most uncompromising kind. Active since 2014, they deal in ancestral invocations amplified through black metal's sonic template. The combination of influences yields something more interesting than any single genre label implies.

Moscow-based project with roots dating to 2011, evolving from RAC/Oi! and black/pagan metal origins into a metalcore direction. Their stylistic shifts reflect a restless creative arc across multiple phases of extreme and aggressive music.

Pagan metal band from Munich, formed in 2017 and drawing on Germanic pre-Christian traditions for their thematic and musical inspiration. Their sound channels nature worship and ancient ritual through heavy metal instrumentation.

Pagan black/melodic death metal band from Bilbao in the Basque Country, active since 2012 and weaving Basque pagan themes into extreme metal. Their Basque-rooted project draws on the region's pre-Christian heritage for thematic and musical inspiration.

Pagan black metal project from Flintbek near Kiel in Schleswig-Holstein, formed in 2023 and channeling Norse and Germanic pagan themes through raw black metal. Their sound draws from the windswept Baltic landscapes of northern Germany.

Spišská Nová Ves's metal underground has produced no shortage of heavy acts, and this black 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.

Solo black speed metal project by J. Bjornfot from Kalix in Sweden's far north, incorporating pagan and Viking metal influences. Signed to Metal Blade Records, releases The Funeral Pyre, The Great Below, and 2024's The Formless Fires showcase evolved symphonic composition alongside aggressive Scandinavian metal traditions.