A depressive black metal project from Osnabrück, Germany, Ableben channel desolation and isolation through their DSBM-rooted sound. Their 2020 release Insignificant, Indifferent, Forgotten... pairs two tracks of bleak, introspective black metal that lives up to the project's name — German for 'to perish.'

Ablepsy is a heavy and thrash metal band from Vilanova i la Geltru on the Catalan coast of Spain, formed in 2012, combining traditional heavy metal power with thrash's aggressive velocity. The band carries the thrash tradition from the Mediterranean coastline south of Barcelona.

Abmontium practices depressive and raw black metal from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk on Sakhalin Island as of 2025. From Russia's most remote Far Eastern outpost — an island between the Sea of Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk — they channel ultimate geographic isolation into DSBM.

Abnader merges black and death metal from Rome since 2011, a long-running project that has operated in the shadow of the Eternal City's layered underground. Their sustained presence speaks to a committed vision of dual-genre extremity.

Abnegate channels groove metal from Milan since 2013, their name meaning 'to deny' reflecting the confrontational stance of their rhythm-heavy approach. The Lombard capital's industrial edge suits their mechanical, riff-driven sound.

Abneigung practices black metal from the mountain village of Gallio in the Veneto Prealps since 2018. Their German-language name meaning 'aversion' matches the misanthropic isolation of their Alpine setting, far from Italy's urban metal centers.

Abnoba practices black metal from Birkirkara in Malta since 2022, named after the Celtic-Gaulish goddess of the Black Forest. From one of Malta's most densely populated towns, they bring a continental European mythological framework to the tiny Mediterranean island's metal scene.

Abnorma has unleashed death metal from Turin since 2023, a fresh addition to Piedmont's extreme metal landscape. Their name signals deviation from the norm, delivered through the brutal vocabulary of modern death metal.

Athens' Abnormal Inhumane deliver brutal death metal of unrelenting savagery, built on guttural vocals, blast-beat barrages, and slamming breakdowns. Since 2011, they've been a punishing presence in Greece's extreme metal underground.