Zophrenia is a symphonic/melodic black metal band from Strömsund, Sweden, formed in 2016. They fuse sweeping symphonic arrangements with melodic black metal from the remote reaches of northern Sweden.

Zora is a brutal death metal band from Vibo Valentia in Calabria, Italy, formed in 2004. As one of the longer-running extreme metal acts in southern Italy, they bring over two decades of punishing brutality to the Italian death metal scene.

Zorglüb is an industrial black metal band from Reims, France. They fuse the cold aggression of black metal with electronic and industrial textures, creating an abrasive, mechanized take on extreme metal.

Zornestrieb is a dark, melancholic solo black metal project from Thuringia, Germany, created in 2009 by Surtur. The project has released multiple albums including "Kalter Zeiten Ewigkeit" (2010), "Schattenwelt" (2018), and "Der Eskapist" (2022), blending atmospheric black metal with post-black and ambient elements.

Zornhau is an atmospheric black/doom metal and ambient project from Sweden, formed in 2022. Their name, a German fencing term meaning "wrath cut," reflects their blend of atmospheric extremity with dark ambient textures.

Zornheym is a symphonic black/death metal band from Stockholm/Finspång, Sweden, formed in 2017 by multi-instrumentalist Zorn. Their concept albums, including "Where Hatred Dwells and Darkness Reigns" and "The Zornheim Sleep Experiment," revolve around the horrors of a mental institution in a dramatic cinematic narrative.

Zorya is a post-black metal band originally from Ljubljana, Slovenia, later relocating to Austria, formed in 2022. Named after the Slavic dawn goddesses, they blend atmospheric post-black metal with ethereal textures.

ZOS is a drone/doom metal project from Poland, formed in 2020. They craft monolithic, glacially slow compositions that dissolve the boundary between drone and doom metal.

Zoster is a death metal and grindcore band from Vladikavkaz, Russia, formed in 2021. Their early work features extreme grindcore and death metal before evolving toward a more grunge-influenced direction.