United States
Atmospheric, ambient, depressive and folk black metal from haunted forests and ritual deserts
AbarothAtmospheric Black Metal · Dartmouth, Massachusetts · Active
AddauraAtmospheric Black Metal · Seattle, Washington · Active
Ad InfinitumAtmospheric Black Metal · Kentucky · Active
Aequus NoxAtmospheric Black Metal · Marysville → New Washington, Ohio · Active
AldaAtmospheric Black Metal · Tacoma, Washington · Active
AlgarothsyumAtmospheric Black/Death Metal · Clarksville → Nashville, Tennessee · Active
AlgeaAtmospheric Black Metal/Noise · Richmond, Virginia · Active
All Sorrows BeheldAtmospheric Black Metal · Unknown · Active
AnnularAtmospheric Black Metal · Fort Myers → Nashville, Tennessee · Active
Antlers as RootsAtmospheric Black Metal · Fort Wayne, Indiana · Active
ArathgothAtmospheric Black Metal/Dark Ambient/Neofolk · Michigan · Active
ArdormortAtmospheric Black · Rhode Island · Active
Arkheron ThodolAtmospheric Black Metal · Bozeman, Montana · Active
ArmorerAtmospheric Black/Doom Metal · Murphy, North Carolina · Active
Ash BorerAtmospheric Black Metal · Arcata → Oregon/New Mexico · Active
AshbringerAtmospheric Black Metal · Minneapolis, Minnesota · Active
Astral AltarAtmospheric Black Metal · New York, New York · Active
Astral LuminousAmbient Black Metal · Texarkana, Texas · On hold
Astral OdysseyAtmospheric Black Metal/Ambient · Brownsville, Texas · Active
AuspiciumAtmospheric Black Metal · Brewer, Maine · Active
AuxeptheonAtmospheric Black Metal · Milwaukee, Wisconsin · Active
AwendenAtmospheric Black Metal · Rhode Island → Olympia, Washington · Active
AzogAtmospheric Black Metal/Ambient · Exeter, Rhode Island · Unknown
BanishingAtmospheric Black Metal · Portland, Oregon · Active
Bedlam & SqualorAtmospheric Black/Doom Metal · Chicago, Illinois · Active
Black Mass of AbsuAtmospheric Black/Doom Metal · Buffalo, New York · Unknown
Blackmoon SpellsAtmospheric Black Metal · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Active
Bleak HarvestAtmospheric Black Metal · North Carolina/Massachusetts · Active
BoglandAtmospheric Black/Doom Metal · Quebec, Canada · C. name
Caustic ReachAtmospheric Black Metal · Minneapolis, Minnesota · Active
CanidAtmospheric Black Metal/Ambient · Unknown · Active
Cascadian LightfallAmbient/Black Metal · Kent, Washington · Active
ChangelingAtmospheric Black Metal · Minneapolis, Minnesota · Active
CircleAtmospheric Black Metal/Ambient · Portland, Oregon · On hold
Clair CassisAmbient Black Metal · Portland, Oregon · Active
Coastal PlainAmbient/Black Metal · New Jersey · Active
Cover of NightAtmospheric Black Metal · Littleton, Colorado · Active
Crown of AsteriaAtmospheric Black/Doom Metal, Folk/Ambient · Bancroft, Michigan · Active
Dakota WestbrookAtmospheric Black Metal · Athens, Georgia · Active
DamnumAtmospheric Black Metal · Menifee, California · Active
DecknamenAmbient/Post-Black Metal · Indianapolis, Indiana · Active
DeadreamAtmospheric Black/Post-Metal · Washington, D.C. · Active
DemiurgeAtmospheric Black Metal/Ambient · Raleigh, North Carolina · Active
DesolationAmbient Black Metal · Calexico, California · Active
Devoted Iota ElusionAtmospheric Black Metal · San Diego, California · Active
DinitriosAmbient/Post-Black Metal · Maine · Active
DINAtmospheric Black Metal · Smithtown, New York · Active
Dzö-ngaAtmospheric Black Metal · Boston, Massachusetts · Active
Ebon ArcanumAtmospheric Black Metal · Bloomington, Illinois · Active
EchtraAtmospheric Black Metal/Drone/Folk · Olympia, Washington · Active
EchushkyaAtmospheric Black Metal · Ohio · Active
EhecatlAtmospheric Black Metal · Bay Area, California · Active
EldamarAtmospheric Black Metal · USA (early), Norway (later) · Active
Empire AurigaAmbient/Industrial Black Metal · Lansing, Michigan · Active
EnmerkarAtmospheric Black Metal · New York, New York · Active
EnthauptungAtmospheric Black Metal · Buffalo, New York · Active
EneferensAtmospheric Black Metal · Missoula → Minnesota → Bozeman · Active
Eternal EclipseAmbient Black Metal · Eugene, Oregon · Unknown
Eternal FatherAtmospheric Black Metal · Lafayette, Louisiana · On hold
Eternal ObsessionAtmospheric Black Metal · Denver, Colorado · Active
Evergreen RefugeAtmospheric Black Metal/Post-Rock · Colorado · Active
FaunaAmbient Black Metal · Olympia, Washington · Active
FathomlessAtmospheric Black Metal · San Francisco, California · Split-up
Failure RitualAtmospheric Black Metal · Unknown · Split-up
FeignAtmospheric Black Metal · Sanford, Maine · Active
FeminazgûlAtmospheric Black Metal · Asheville, North Carolina · Active
FeralAtmospheric Black Metal · Portland, Maine · Active
Formless CreationAtmospheric Black/Death Metal · New York · Split-up
Fran de MorkAmbient Black/Doom Metal · Gilbert, Arizona · Active
FuathaAtmospheric Black Metal · Chino Hills, California · Active
FuathAtmospheric Black Metal · Athens, Georgia · C. name
Funeral SkyAtmospheric Black Metal · Blytheville → Aurora, Colorado · Active
GaldrAtmospheric Black Metal · Atlanta, Georgia · Active
Garden of HesperidesAtmospheric Black Metal · Mammoth Lakes, California · Active
Gallows ThroneAmbient/Black Metal · Texas / Arizona · Active
Ghost HorizonAtmospheric Black Metal · Phoenix, Arizona · Active
GhuuliatheAtmospheric Black Metal · Seattle, Washington · Active
GlaciumAtmospheric Black Metal · Oak Creek, Wisconsin · Active
GoatswarthAtmospheric Black Metal · Bolingbrook, Illinois · Active
Grave GnosisAtmospheric Black Metal · St. Petersburg, Florida · Active
GraveflowersAmbient/Black Metal · Portland, Oregon · Active
Great Cold EmptinessAtmospheric Black/Funeral Doom Metal · Saint Agatha, Maine · Active
GnarcaveAtmospheric Black Metal · Virginia Beach, Virginia · Active
Hadak UraAmbient/Atmospheric Black Metal · Milwaukee, Wisconsin · Active
HadothAtmospheric Black Metal · San Diego, California · Active
Hail GanzirAmbient Black Metal · San Antonio, Texas · Active
HelcaAtmospheric Black Metal · Minnesota · Split-up
HelvenbeasteAtmospheric Black Metal · Red Lodge, Montana · Active
Hermaeus MoraAtmospheric Black/Death Metal · South Carolina · Active
HighborneAtmospheric Black Metal · California → Albuquerque, New Mexico · Active
Hyperborean SkiesAtmospheric Black Metal · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Active
Hysteria de FaustAtmospheric Black Metal/Ambient · Phoenix, Arizona · Unknown
IgnisAtmospheric Black Metal · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Active
Infernal OakAtmospheric Black Metal · Dallas, Texas · Split-up
IarnvidjurAmbient/Punk/Black Metal · Michigan · Active
IshmaelAtmospheric Black Metal · Appleton, Wisconsin · Split-up
IsranAtmospheric Black Metal · Asheville, North Carolina · Active
IthirialAmbient → Melodic Doom Metal · Denver, Colorado · Active
ItnotkAtmospheric Black Metal · Durango, Colorado · Active
JvdeccaAtmospheric Black Metal · Harrisburg, Pennsylvania · Active
King OracleAtmospheric Black Metal · Columbus, Ohio · Active
King ov AntichristsAtmospheric Black Metal · New Jersey · Active
KólgaAtmospheric Black Metal · Traverse City, Michigan / Kentucky · Active
KryzgxAtmospheric Black Metal · Ohio · Active
Lake of BloodAtmospheric Black Metal · Los Angeles, California · On hold
Le Chant FunebreAtmospheric Black/Doom Metal · Chicago / Columbus / Richmond · Active
Legions of the GodsAtmospheric Black Metal · Fitchburg, Massachusetts · Active
LetheiaAmbient Black/Doom Metal · Denver, Colorado · Active
Lifeless Dreams... Pale IllusionsAtmospheric Black Metal · Florida/Pennsylvania · Split-up
LinweAtmospheric Black Metal · Murphy, North Carolina · Active
LlihjeAtmospheric Black Metal/Noise · Richmond, Virginia · Active
Lunar TempleAtmospheric Black Metal · Boise, Idaho · Active
LuringAtmospheric Black Metal · Pennsylvania · Active
Lurking SorrowAtmospheric Black Metal · Merrill, Wisconsin · Active
Lurker of ChaliceAtmospheric Black Metal · USA · Active
LysAtmospheric Black Metal · Olathe, Kansas / Illinois · Split-up
NahemothAtmospheric Black/Doom Metal · Tallahassee, Florida · C. name
NascentumAtmospheric Black Metal · New York City, New York · Active
Negative 22 CelsiusAtmospheric Black Metal · Citrus Heights, California · Active
Negative CrownAtmospheric Black Metal · Unknown · Active
NemorensisAmbient Black Metal · California · Active
NekrofrostAtmospheric Black Metal · Denver, Colorado · Split-up
Nihilistinen BarbaarisuusAmbient Black Metal · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Active
NjiqahddaAtmospheric Black Metal · Illinois / Colorado · Active
Nocturne DraconisAtmospheric Black Metal · Clarksburg, West Virginia · Active
None Shall RiseAmbient Doom/Post-Metal · Eden, North Carolina · Active
NotariumAtmospheric Black Metal · Connecticut · Unknown
NullAtmospheric Black Metal · Mineral, Virginia · Active
Oak PantheonAtmospheric Black/Folk/Post-Metal · Minneapolis, Minnesota · Active
Oaks of BethelAmbient Drone/Black Metal · Illinois / Colorado · Split-up
ObscuraeAtmospheric Black Metal · Richmond, Virginia · Active
Obsidian TongueAtmospheric Black Metal · Massachusetts → Portland, Maine · Active
OlvarAtmospheric Black Metal · Minneapolis, Minnesota · Active
Only in the ShadowsAtmospheric Black Metal · San Francisco, California · Active
OrgenyAtmospheric Black/Doom Metal · Oneonta, New York · Active
OsseinAtmospheric Black · New Jersey · Unknown
Other WorldAtmospheric Black Metal · California · Active
OvnevAtmospheric Black Metal · Spring, Texas · Active
PanopticonAtmospheric Black/Folk Metal · Louisville → Minnesota · Active
ParabolaAtmospheric Black Metal · Flagstaff, Arizona · Active
PetrychorAmbient Black Metal/Post-Rock/Folk · California · Active
PossessiveAtmospheric Black Metal · Boise, Idaho · Active
Prison of MirrorsAtmospheric Black Metal · Seattle, Washington · Active
RadagastAtmospheric Black/Folk Metal · California · Active
RamihrdusAtmospheric Black Metal/Ambient · Wisconsin · Active
Raven's BaneAmbient · Seattle, Washington · Active
RingarëAtmospheric Black Metal · Pennsylvania / Sweden · Active
SacramenceAtmospheric Black/Doom Metal/Noise · Richmond, Virginia · Active
Sadness SaturnAmbient/Black Metal · New York · Active
SadhakaAtmospheric Black Metal · Olympia, Washington · Active
Sanguine MystAtmospheric Black Metal · Oregon / New York · Active
Scary LarryAtmospheric Black Metal/Ambient · Seattle, Washington · Active
SelchidhAtmospheric Black Metal · Farmersville, Texas · Active
SeltarAtmospheric Black Metal · Unknown · Active
Severed ReceptorsAtmospheric Black Metal · Phoenix, Arizona · Split-up
SetekhAtmospheric Black Metal/Dark Ambient · Cleveland, Ohio · Split-up
Shadows AbyssAtmospheric Black Metal · Pennsylvania · Split-up
Shrouded ElkAtmospheric Black/Doom Metal · Bloomington, Indiana · Active
SkyggefigurrerAtmospheric Black Metal · Detroit, Michigan · Active
SkaltrosAmbient Black Metal · Ketchikan, Alaska · Active
SkogAtmospheric Black Metal (early) → Folk/Thrash Metal · Omaha, Nebraska · Split-up
Smoke DwellerAtmospheric Black Metal/Ambient · California · Active
SpeculariiAtmospheric Black Metal · Baltimore, Maryland · Active
Sphere EternalAtmospheric Black Metal · Salt Lake City, Utah · Active
StrifeAtmospheric Black Metal · Wisconsin · Unknown
SuccorbenothAtmospheric Black/Death Metal · Cincinnati, Ohio · Active
Suggests a Sky BurialAtmospheric Black Metal · Chicago, Illinois · Active
SynodicAtmospheric Black Metal · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Active
TahawusAtmospheric Black Metal · Utica, New York · Active
TerraformsAtmospheric Black Metal · New Jersey · Active
The Comfort WivesAtmospheric Black Metal/Punk · Seattle, Washington · Split-up
The MausoleumsAmbient/Psychedelic/Black Metal · Chicago, Illinois · Active
The Screaming WindAtmospheric Black Metal · Eugene, Oregon · Active
The WatchersAtmospheric Black/Sludge Metal · Detroit, Michigan · Active
The Will of a MillionAtmospheric Black Metal · Eugene → Portland, Oregon · Active
ThrenodyAtmospheric Black Metal · Milwaukee, Wisconsin · Active
This White MountainAtmospheric Black Metal · Mansfield, Connecticut · Active
Throne of the Black MoonAtmospheric Black Metal · Spokane/Bellingham, Washington · Active
TristeAtmospheric Black Metal · California · Split-up
Trist Vintry VandreAmbient/Black Metal · Illinois · Split-up
Traumatic SerenityAtmospheric Black Metal · Delaware · Active
TværAtmospheric Black Metal · Minneapolis, Minnesota · Active
Twilight FaunaAtmospheric Black Metal · Johnson City, Tennessee · Active
UllyrAmbient/Black Metal · Ohio · Changed name
UmmonAtmospheric Black Metal · Fort Worth, Texas · Active
Upon a Field's WhisperAtmospheric Black Metal/Crust · Colorado Springs, Colorado · Active
UlgAtmospheric Black Metal · Bend, Oregon · C. name
Valley of HinnomAtmospheric Black/Post-Metal · Chicago, Illinois · Active
VATNAtmospheric Black Metal · Vancouver, Washington · Active
VeratuAmbient Black Metal · Hemet, California · Active
VerkerAtmospheric Black/Folk Metal · Greensboro, North Carolina · Active
VhmntAtmospheric Black Metal · Eugene, Oregon · Split-up
VideAmbient/Black Metal · Golden, Colorado · Unknown
VindensångAmbient/Black Metal/Folk Rock · Pennsylvania · Active
Void AlchemyAtmospheric Black Metal · Eagle, Colorado · Active
Vox ClamantisAtmospheric Black Metal · Germantown, Maryland · Active
VounaAtmospheric Black/Doom Metal · Olympia, Washington · Active
VuotareAmbient Drone/Black/Doom Metal · Santa Clarita, California · Split-up
WandererAtmospheric Black Metal · Donetsk, Donetsk Oblast · Active
WarlockAtmospheric Black Metal · Clearwater, Florida · Active
WayfarerAtmospheric Black/Folk Metal · Denver, Colorado · Active
WendeAtmospheric Black Metal · Okanogan, Washington · Active
White DeathAtmospheric Black Metal · Iowa · Active
WitnessesAmbient/Electronic; Melodic Doom · New York / Washington, D.C. · Active
Witches MoonAtmospheric Black Metal/Ambient · Raleigh, North Carolina · Active
WoodsAtmospheric Black Metal · Canton, Massachusetts · Active
Wroughting WoodsAtmospheric Black Metal/Dark Ambient · Eugene, Oregon · Active
WuduwéstenAtmospheric Black Metal · Sauk Rapids, Minnesota · Active
ZesegaandagAtmospheric Black Metal · Michigan · Active
ZoximAtmospheric Black Metal · Port Townsend, Washington · Active