Requiem Aeternam is a symphonic black metal band from the Ústí nad Labem and Litvínov area in northern Bohemia, Czech Republic, active since 2010. Self-described as 'philosophical metal pioneers,' their six-album discography including Instrumetal I and Emergent explores existential themes through orchestral black metal.

Klaipeda symphonic metal act formed in 2010, crafting orchestral grandeur from Lithuania's major Baltic port. Their sweeping compositions channel the drama and scale of symphonic metal's most ambitious expressions.

Symphonic metal band from Nagykáta, Hungary, formed in 2021. Their approach delivers orchestral metal from the small town east of Budapest.

Symphonic metal band from Limburg, the Netherlands, active since 2012. Their approach delivers orchestral metal from the southern Dutch province.

Symphonic/gothic metal band from Bologna, Italy, active since 2012. Their approach layers symphonic grandeur over gothic metal's dark romanticism from the Emilia-Romagna capital.

Symphonic/gothic metal band from Milton Keynes, England, active since 2016. Their approach layers orchestral grandeur over gothic metal's dark romanticism.

Rhotide is a symphonic/melodic death metal band from Joensuu in eastern Finland, active since 2016. The band layers orchestral arrangements over melodic death metal from the capital of North Karelia.

Rhymes of Destruction was a Kortrijk, Belgium metal band active from 1994 to 2000, pioneering what they called Symphonic Pagan Metal — an original fusion of extreme metal, progressive rock, psychedelia, and classical composition. One of the early Belgian bands to write lyrics in Dutch and Flemish, their albums include 'Black Nostalgia', 'A Sun Revolution', and 'Requiem / In Remembrance of Your Gods'.

Melodic/symphonic death metal band from Saint Petersburg, Russia, formed in 2019. Their approach layers symphonic grandeur over melodic death metal from Russia's cultural capital.