A raw black metal project from Germany, Aasfresser emerged in 2019 delivering stripped-down, lo-fi black metal with an uncompromising hostility. The name, German for 'carrion eater,' signals the project's appetite for the genre's most primal and abrasive expressions.

Abezethibou channels raw black metal from Kópavogur, a suburb of Reykjavík, taking their name from a one-winged demon of the Testament of Solomon. Formed in 2022, they tap into Iceland's fertile tradition of atmospheric extremity.

Abmontium practices depressive and raw black metal from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk on Sakhalin Island as of 2025. From Russia's most remote Far Eastern outpost — an island between the Sea of Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk — they channel ultimate geographic isolation into DSBM.

Abysmal Serpent is a raw black metal project from Tuusula, emerging in 2025 with the lo-fi ferocity that defines the genre's most unpolished expressions. The project embraces black metal's most primitive aesthetic from the heart of southern Finland.

Abyss Cult is a raw black metal band from Torello in Catalonia, Spain, formed in 2025, channeling the genre's lo-fi hostility and uncompromising aggression from the rural Osona valley north of Barcelona. The band is among the newest raw black metal acts in the Catalan extreme metal underground.

Abîme delivers raw black metal from Lyon since 2017, their French word for "abyss" reflecting the bottomless hostility of their sound. The project embraces the genre's most unpolished aesthetic from one of France's largest cities.

Acherontis creates raw black metal and ambient from Tarnobrzeg in the Subcarpathian region since 2012. Named after the River Acheron of Greek underworld mythology, their over-a-decade body of work channels infernal waters through lo-fi extremity.

Acouphène is a raw black metal project from the French underground since 2024, sharing the tinnitus-inspired name with their Lyonnaise counterparts but pursuing an entirely different sonic path. Their stripped-down approach embraces black metal's most hostile frequencies.

Adwersarz channels raw black metal from an undisclosed Polish location since 2015. Their Polish name meaning 'adversary' drives lo-fi compositions of committed hostility from the depths of the underground.