Richard Graudenz is a progressive/post-metal solo project from Jena in Thuringia, Germany, active since 2016. The project explores atmospheric post-metal and progressive compositions from the university city on the Saale river.

Sludge/post-metal band from Milan, Italy, active since 2010. Their approach blends sludge metal's crushing heaviness with post-metal's atmospheric expansiveness from Italy's largest northern city.

Roddone is an experimental sludge band from Minsk, Belarus, blending industrial metal, dark ambient, post-metal, and hardcore elements since 2013. Their 2020 album Magnitude is a self-recorded and self-produced affair featuring members Anton Berezovskiy on guitar, Nick Baryskevich on bass and lyrics, and Anton Yeroma on ambient effects.

Sludge/post-metal band from Oslo, Norway, active since 2014. Their approach blends sludge metal's crushing heaviness with post-metal's atmospheric expansiveness from the Norwegian capital.

Dublin act that evolved from ambient/post-metal origins into a heavier death metal and deathcore direction, reflecting a dramatic stylistic shift since 2020. Their transformation from atmospheric contemplation to punishing aggression traces a bold creative arc.

SaintSombre channel sludge and post-metal from the Lorraine town of Hambach, building expansive, heavy compositions near the German border. Formed in 2024, they bring saint-dark intensity to the eastern French underground.

Eindhoven's Sans Lumière pair post-metal and sludge from the Dutch design capital since 2022. Their French name meaning "without light" and Brabant origins channel modernist darkness through atmospheric compositions.

Santacreu craft doom and post-metal from Barcelona, building expansive, heavy compositions from the Catalan capital. Formed in 2020, they bring Mediterranean atmospheric weight to the Spanish doom/post-metal landscape.

Sargassus craft progressive post-metal from Tampere, building expansive compositions inspired by the seaweed-choked Sargasso Sea. Formed in 2020, they bring oceanic depth and progressive ambition to the Finnish post-metal scene.