Undying Unicorn is a groove/post-metal project from Moscow, Russia, crafting melancholy instrumental post-metal described as an attempt to convey pain without words. Their 2020 EP Wordless Misery contains four tracks of atmospheric, vocal-free heaviness.

Une Misère formed in Reykjavík, Iceland in April 2016 as a six-piece collective intent on producing some of the heaviest music to emerge from the island nation. The band plays blackened metalcore and metallic hardcore that reflects the bleakness and isolationism of the Icelandic landscape, and won the Wacken Metal Battle in Iceland within their first year. Their debut full-length Sermon was released in 2019 on Nuclear Blast Records.

Death metal band from Preston, Lancashire, England, active since 2016 and delivering the genre's signature brutality from the industrial north. Their sound channels death metal's core elements through a distinctly northern English lens.

Death metal project from Finland, active since 2021, performing ritual-themed death metal that evokes ancient, unearthly ceremonies. Their sound channels death metal's primal power through an occult lens.

Black metal project from Warsaw, Poland, active since 2018. Their name meaning 'unease' and Warsaw base connect them to Poland's vital and ever-growing black metal scene.

Black metal and ambient project from Kozienice in central Poland, active since 2021. Their dual approach weaves atmospheric ambient passages into the framework of black metal.

Heavy metal and hard rock band from the small German town of Eberbach, laying down riff-driven rock and metal since 2014. Their sound draws from classic heavy metal and hard rock traditions with a straightforward, no-frills approach.

Bavarian black metal project founded in December 2021 by Ritualbutcher of Slaughtopsy and Emetic Gore, with album titles spanning both German and Norwegian language. Their prolific output includes releases like Zeremonien der Schatten and Tusen svarte torner, channeling the underground raw black metal spirit.

Atmospheric depressive black metal project from Jyvaskyla, Finland, emerging in 2024 with a sound steeped in melancholy and despair. Their Finnish name and atmospheric approach reflect the introspective darkness of the DSBM tradition.