| DunkelNacht |
Ambient (early), Black Metal (later) |
Lille, Hauts-de-France |
Active |
| Melted Space |
Ambient (early), Symphonic Metal (later) |
Troyes, Grand Est |
Active |
| Desolation |
Ambient Black Metal |
Montpellier, Occitanie |
C. name |
| Etoile Filante |
Ambient Black Metal |
Île-de-France |
Active |
| Henoth |
Ambient Black Metal |
Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Split-up |
| Jord |
Ambient Black Metal |
Pau, Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Split-up |
| Puritas Virginum |
Ambient Black Metal |
Caen, Normandy |
Unknown |
| Hecatombe |
Ambient Black Metal (early), Experimental Black/Death Metal (later) |
Centre-Val de Loire |
Split-up |
| De Silence et d'Ombre |
Ambient/Black Metal |
Quimper, Brittany |
Active |
| Gloomy Embody Abysmal |
Ambient/Black Metal |
Langres, Grand Est |
Active |
| Isildur' Bane |
Ambient/Black Metal |
Marseille, Provence-Alpes |
Split-up |
| Annaätar |
Ambient/Black Metal |
La Rochelle, Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Unknown |
| Cyanure |
Ambient/Black Metal |
Marseille, Provence-Alpes |
Active |
| Enodre |
Ambient/Black Metal |
Paris, Île-de-France |
Split-up |
| The Lexall Group |
Ambient/Black/Gothic Metal |
Perpignan, Occitanie |
Unknown |
| Glaser |
Ambient/Pagan Metal |
Grand Est |
On hold |
| Ethere |
Ambient/Raw Black Metal |
Grand Est |
Split-up |
| Aodon |
Atmospheric Black Metal |
Périgueux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Active |
| Brouillard |
Atmospheric Black Metal |
|
Active |
| Cepheide |
Atmospheric Black Metal |
Paris, Île-de-France |
Active |
| Dekagram |
Atmospheric Black Metal |
|
Active |
| Funérarium |
Atmospheric Black Metal |
|
Active |
| Errance |
Atmospheric Black Metal |
Croix, Hauts-de-France |
Active |
| Cairn |
Atmospheric Black Metal |
Chambéry, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Active |
| Ulm |
Atmospheric Black Metal |
Paris, Île-de-France |
Active |
| Skorzum |
Atmospheric Black Metal |
Yerres, Île-de-France |
Split-up |
| J'ai si froid... |
Atmospheric Black Metal |
|
Active |
| Orakle |
Atmospheric Black Metal |
Angervilliers, Île-de-France |
Active |
| Cimetière |
Atmospheric Black Metal |
Paris, Île-de-France |
Split-up |
| DMRBR |
Atmospheric Black Metal |
Paris, Île-de-France |
Active |
| Necrosia Delectus |
Atmospheric Black Metal |
Nantes, Pays de la Loire |
Split-up |
| Time Lurker |
Atmospheric Black Metal |
Strasbourg, Grand Est |
Active |
| Innero Tenebrae |
Atmospheric Black Metal |
Gap, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Split-up |
| Âqen |
Atmospheric Black Metal |
Cambrai, Hauts-de-France |
Active |
| Dark Tales |
Atmospheric Black Metal |
Mieussy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Split-up |
| Idaaliur |
Atmospheric Black Metal |
Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
On hold |
| Esoteria |
Atmospheric Black Metal |
Hayange, Grand Est |
Split-up |
| Tears of Ea |
Atmospheric Black Metal |
Pleyber-Christ, Brittany |
Split-up |
| Se Irim |
Atmospheric Black Metal |
Saint-Dizier, Grand Est |
Split-up |
| Geisterfels |
Atmospheric Black Metal |
|
Active |
| Ecloss |
Atmospheric Black Metal |
Paris, Île-de-France |
Active |
| Arides |
Atmospheric Black Metal |
Chalon-sur-Saône, Bourgogne- |
Active |
| Sic Luceat Lux |
Atmospheric Black Metal |
Blauzac, Occitanie |
Split-up |
| Hell in Myself |
Atmospheric Black Metal |
Le Beausset/Toulon, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur |
Split-up |
| K.L.L.K. |
Atmospheric Black Metal |
Montpellier, Occitanie |
Active |
| Black Lamia |
Atmospheric Black Metal |
Lille, Hauts-de-France |
Active |
| Oak |
Atmospheric Black Metal |
Reims, Grand Est |
Active |
| Bloody Vision |
Atmospheric Black Metal |
Aubenas, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Active |
| Verlies |
Atmospheric Black Metal |
Lille, Hauts-de-France |
Active |
| Blurr Thrower |
Atmospheric Black Metal |
Paris, Île-de-France |
Active |
| Habacus Sucabah |
Atmospheric Black Metal |
Paris, Île-de-France |
Split-up |
| Loth |
Atmospheric Black Metal |
Metz, Grand Est |
Active |
| Answer from Cygnus |
Atmospheric Black Metal |
Angers, Pays de la Loire |
Active |
| Triste Terre |
Atmospheric Black Metal |
Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Active |
| Noktiis Eterna |
Atmospheric Black Metal |
Hauts-de-France |
Active |
| Terragon |
Atmospheric Black Metal |
Paris, Île-de-France |
Split-up |
| Cathedral Canceria |
Atmospheric Black Metal |
Hauts-de-France |
Split-up |
| Ronces |
Atmospheric Black Metal |
|
Active |
| Lunatia |
Atmospheric Black Metal |
Pau, Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Split-up |
| HssH |
Atmospheric Black Metal |
Paris, Île-de-France |
Split-up |
| Blut aus Nord |
Atmospheric Black Metal, Avant-garde |
Mondeville, Normandy |
Active |
| Covariance |
Atmospheric Black Metal/Dark Ambient |
Les Angles, Occitanie |
Active |
| Acherusia |
Atmospheric Black/Death Metal |
Nancy, Grand Est |
Active |
| Lord Shades |
Atmospheric Black/Death Metal |
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Centre-Val de Loire |
Active |
| Weeping Silence |
Atmospheric Black/Death Metal |
Reims, Grand Est |
Changed name |
| Lyndwurm Orphans |
Atmospheric Black/Death Metal |
Toulouse, Occitanie |
Split-up |
| Indrâzor |
Atmospheric Black/Death Metal (early), |
Reims, Grand Est |
Split-up |
| Love Lies Bleeding |
Atmospheric Black/Doom Metal |
Paris, Île-de-France |
Split-up |
| Lands of Memories |
Atmospheric Black/Doom/Post-Metal |
Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Active |
| Walhalla |
Atmospheric Dark Metal |
Capelle-lès-Hesdin, Hauts-de-France |
Split-up |
| Psytech |
Atmospheric Death Metal |
Carling, Grand Est |
Split-up |
| Aabsinthe |
Atmospheric Death Metal |
Saint-Étienne, Auvergne-Rhône- |
Unknown |
| Unna |
Atmospheric Death Metal |
Mulhouse, Grand Est |
Active |
| Apocryphal |
Atmospheric Death Metal |
Villiers-sur-Marne, Île-de-France |
Active |
| Whispering Tears |
Atmospheric Death Metal |
Paris, Île-de-France |
Unknown |
| Dylath-Leen |
Atmospheric Death Metal |
Cambrai, Hauts-de-France |
Active |
| Alkhimya |
Atmospheric Death/Black Metal |
Mulhouse, Grand Est |
Active |
| Septentrional Depths |
Atmospheric Death/Doom Metal |
La Ville-Dieu-du-Temple, Occitanie |
Active |
| Dam' Nat' |
Atmospheric Death/Folk Metal |
Pessac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Unknown |
| Angellore |
Atmospheric Doom Metal |
Avignon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Active |
| Lethian Dreams |
Atmospheric Doom Metal |
Paris, Île-de-France |
Active |
| Ixion |
Atmospheric Doom Metal |
Brittany |
Active |
| Ceremonia |
Atmospheric Doom/Death Metal |
Paris, Île-de-France |
Active |
| Centuries of Pain |
Atmospheric Doom/Death Metal |
Toulouse, Occitanie |
Active |
| Lands of Past |
Atmospheric Gothic Metal |
Aubagne, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Active |
| Euterpia |
Atmospheric Gothic Metal |
Caudry, Hauts-de-France |
Split-up |
| Arogath |
Atmospheric Gothic Metal |
Orange, Provence-Alpes- |
Split-up |
| Ad Vacuum |
Atmospheric Gothic Metal |
Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône- |
Active |
| Inhepsie |
Atmospheric Gothic Metal |
Paris, Île-de-France (early), Poitiers/Chauvigny, |
Active |
| Amartia |
Atmospheric Gothic Metal |
Lille, Hauts-de-France |
Active |
| Dying Days |
Atmospheric Gothic Metal |
|
Split-up |
| Wassat |
Atmospheric Gothic Metal |
Strasbourg, Grand Est |
Unknown |
| HSK |
Atmospheric Gothic Metal |
Strasbourg, Grand Est |
Split-up |
| Sammsara |
Atmospheric Gothic Metal |
Chalon-sur-Saône, Bourgogne- |
Active |
| Symphonia |
Atmospheric Gothic Metal |
Reims, Grand Est |
Split-up |
| Distress |
Atmospheric Gothic Metal/Rock |
Strasbourg, Grand Est |
Split-up |
| By Suffering |
Atmospheric Heavy Metal |
Brest/Saint-Pol-de-Léon, Brittany |
Split-up |
| Cold Insight |
Atmospheric Melodic Doom/Death Metal |
Paris, Île-de-France |
Active |
| Storm in Insomnia |
Atmospheric Metal |
Avignon, Provence-Alpes |
Changed name |
| Chemistry |
Atmospheric Metal/Rock |
Avignon, Provence-Alpes |
Unknown |
| Æthĕrĭa Conscĭentĭa |
Atmospheric Progressive Black Metal |
Nantes, Pays de la Loire |
Active |
| Letters Written on Dead Leaves |
Atmospheric Progressive Metal |
Boulogne-sur-Mer, Hauts-de-France |
Active |
| XCIII |
Atmospheric Progressive Metal (early), |
Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Active |
| Mime |
Atmospheric Sludge Metal/Post-Rock |
Paris, Île-de-France |
Active |
| HKY |
Atmospheric Sludge/Doom/Black Metal |
Paris, Île-de-France |
Split-up |
| Asyndess |
Atmospheric/Dark Black Metal |
Beaurains, Hauts-de-France |
Split-up |
| Like Desolate like True |
Atmospheric/Depressive Black Metal |
Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Active |
| Fallen Voices |
Atmospheric/Depressive Black Metal |
Yutz, Grand Est |
Active |
| Douce Morphine |
Atmospheric/Doom Metal |
Tours, Centre-Val de Loire |
Split-up |
| Mourir et Revenir |
Atmospheric/Electronic Black Metal |
Rots, Normandy |
Split-up |
| Reflecting the Light |
Atmospheric/Post-Black Metal |
|
On hold |
| Eall |
Atmospheric/Post-Black Metal |
Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Active |
| Hymnn |
Atmospheric/Post-Black Metal |
Chatou, Île-de-France |
Active |
| Daughters of Sophia |
Atmospheric/Post-Black Metal |
Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Active |
| Opprobre |
Atmospheric/Post-Black Metal |
Montpellier, Occitanie / Paris, Île-de-France |
Active |
| Marunata |
Atmospheric/Post-Black Metal |
|
Active |
| Ars Moriendi |
Atmospheric/Progressive Black Metal |
Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône |
Active |
| What Mad Universe |
Atmospheric/Progressive Sludge Metal |
Albi, Occitanie |
Active |
| Rance |
Atmospheric/Raw Black Metal |
Paris, Île-de-France |
Active |
| Animus Meminisse Horret |
Avant-garde Black Metal |
|
Active |
| Maudite Decadence |
Avant-garde Black Metal |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Active |
| Timor Panicus |
Avant-garde Black Metal |
Paris, Île-de-France |
Active |
| Abitbollus |
Avant-garde Black Metal |
Amiens, Hauts-de-France |
Active |
| Palus Putredinis |
Avant-garde Black Metal |
|
Active |
| Eikenskaden |
Avant-garde Black Metal |
Metz, Grand Est |
Split-up |
| Aryos |
Avant-garde Black Metal |
Ussac/Brive-la-Gaillarde, |
Active |
| Plebeian Grandstand |
Avant-garde Black |
Toulouse, Occitanie |
Active |
| Pensées Nocturnes |
Avant-garde Black Metal/Neoclassical |
Paris, Île-de-France |
Active |
| Antagoniste |
Avant-garde Black/Sludge Metal |
|
Active |
| Mehen |
Avant-garde Death Metal |
Nancy, Grand Est |
Active |
| Dismembrance |
Avant-garde Death/Black Metal |
|
Active |
