Crust-sludge act from Pécs, Hungary, formed in 2012. Cvlt of Grace merges d-beat crust punk fury with suffocating sludge metal weight.

Finland's Cvlt Ov The Svn emerged in 2018 as an anonymous, one-person project that cheekily coined the term "occult murder pop" to describe their disorienting fusion of black metal atmospherics, gothic rock darkness, and seductive pop melodicism — a combination nodding to Ghost, Type O Negative, and Marilyn Manson in equal measure. Signed to Napalm Records, the project's 2021 debut We Are the Dragon brought their provocative aesthetic to a wider audience, making them one of the more intriguing and idiosyncratic voices in Finnish extreme music.

Black metal band from Catalonia, Spain, formed in 2015. They craft dark, atmospheric black metal from the Catalan underground.

Danish black metal project emerging in 2025. They channel darkness through raw, atmospheric black metal.

Welsh black metal band formed in 2022. Their Welsh name meaning dragon cult, Cwlt Draig channel Celtic and draconic themes through black metal.

Black metal project from Reykjavík, formed in 2021. Cxaxukluth — named after a Lovecraftian outer god — channels cosmic horror through Icelandic black metal.

Death-doom-sludge act from Reykjavík, active since 2017. CXVIII delivers crushing, slow-burning heaviness that draws on Iceland's tradition of atmospheric extreme metal.

Progressive death metal and deathcore band from the Essonne south of Paris, France, formed in 2017. They blend progressive complexity with extreme metal aggression.

Power and heavy metal band from Pineda de Mar on the Catalan coast, Spain, active since 2013. They deliver melodic, hook-driven metal from the Maresme coastline.