Moonlord is a black and death metal band from Langres, France, formed in 2014. They forge extreme metal at the fierce crossroads of black and death metal.

Moonmagic is a heavy metal and rock act from the small Småland town of Eksjö, active since 2020. The band channels lunar mysticism into melodic, classic-style metal.

Moonscape is a Finnish heavy metal project formed in 2017. The project delivers classic-style metal with the lunar landscape imagery their name evokes.

Moonshadow is a black metal project from the southeastern Polish town of Sanok in the Bieszczady region, active since 2015. The project channels the dark mountain forests of the Subcarpathian into atmospheric black metal.

A black metal project from the Agder region of southern Norway, Moonshrine has been crafting dark compositions since 2023. The project channels the spiritual imagery of their name into atmospheric black metal.

Moonsorrow is a folk, pagan, and black metal band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2014. They channel the spirit of Finnish pagan metal through epic compositions drawing from Nordic folklore and mythology.

Founded in Lisbon, Portugal in 1989 as Morbid God before adopting the Moonspell name in 1992, the band grew from black metal origins into one of gothic metal's most enduring acts. Their debut album Wolfheart (1995) and follow-up Irreligious (1996) established their blend of atmospheric gothic metal with folk and black metal elements, and 2006's Memorial became the first Portuguese metal album to be certified Gold. The concept album 1755 (2017), sung entirely in Portuguese, recounts the devastating Lisbon earthquake and is considered among their most ambitious works.

Moonsters is a heavy metal and hard rock band from Pamplona, Spain, formed in 2019. They channel the energy of classic hard rock and heavy metal from the Navarra region.

Moonstone is a Parisian heavy metal act formed in 2019, channeling classic heavy metal through modern production. The band contributes to Paris's substantial traditional metal scene with hook-laden, riff-driven compositions.