Białystok-based liturgical black metal project founded by Krzysztof Drabikowski in 2015, performing in Church Slavonic with Eastern Orthodox schemas and iconography. Their debut Litourgiya became an instant underground classic, though a subsequent bitter schism split the project into competing factions before a 2024 court ruling settled the name dispute in Drabikowski's favor.

German folk/black metal band from Düsseldorf, formed in 2019, whose sound has shifted from folk-infused black metal toward a black/heavy metal hybrid. Their evolving style bridges pagan folk elements with traditional metal power.

Como-based folk metal act active since 2020, weaving traditional melodies and acoustic instrumentation into a heavy metal framework. Their compositions bridge musical heritage with the power of electric amplification.

German folk metal band from Oberhausen, formed in 2014. They bring folk instrumentation and thematic elements into a heavy metal framework with a distinctly German character.

French post-black metal band from Paris, formed in 2019. They dissolve black metal into atmospheric post-metal textures from the French capital.

German heavy/power metal band from Nuremberg, formed in 2025. They represent a brand-new entry in Nuremberg's storied metal tradition.

Death metal outfit from Milan, formed in 2020. Their sound draws from the genre's foundational playbook of crushing riffs, blast beats, and growled vocals, executed with the conviction of dedicated extremists.

French black metal band from Paris, formed in 2021. They deliver Bavarian-themed black metal atrocity from the French capital.

German black/death metal project from Bavaria, formed in 2022. As their name suggests, they unite Austrian and Bavarian metal brotherhood in a blackened death metal assault.