Germany
Atmospheric, melodic, and folk black metal from Teutonic forests and industrial shadowsGermany’s black metal landscape is one of the most expansive and diverse in Europe — a vast constellation where atmospheric melancholy, post‑black experimentation, symphonic grandeur and pagan echoes coexist in constant transformation. From the industrial shadows of the Ruhrgebiet to the forests of Bavaria and the windswept plains of Brandenburg, the German scene is defined by scale, intensity and artistic ambition.
The atmospheric and post‑black movement forms one of Germany’s strongest pillars, represented by Agrypnie, Lantlôs, Nemus, Celephaïs, Arcas, Arkuum, Forlatt, Irrweg, Morphinist, Cendre and the ambient‑ritual presence of Carcharoth Λ.V.. These projects channel solitude, forests, urban decay and emotional introspection.
The symphonic and melodic tradition is equally powerful, carried by Agathodaimon, Aeons Confer, Aeonyzhar, Aetas Obscura, Aphelium Aeternum, Crucified Whore, Cryogenic, Daidalos, Epiphora, Pantheion, Passion in Twilight and the monumental Mysterion. These bands merge orchestral power with dramatic, theatrical black metal.
Bavaria and Saxony form two of the country’s most fertile atmospheric regions. Bands such as Beyond the Sun, Bergthron, Granitader, Grabesfurcht, Fjoergyn, Dämmerfarben, Formørkelse and Redhorn explore nature mysticism, pagan memory and melancholic grandeur.
The post‑black and avant‑garde movement thrives in Berlin, Hamburg and the Ruhrgebiet, through projects like Illunis, Innse Gall, Kratt, Kult des Pan, Kraath, Cosmic Void, Hands That Lift the Oceans and the sludge‑black hybrids Moor and Blckwvs. These bands push German black metal into experimental, cinematic and emotional territories.
Germany’s black metal identity is defined by scale, diversity and emotional gravity. From the symphonic cathedrals of Mainz and Hamburg to the atmospheric forests of Bavaria and the post‑industrial melancholy of Berlin and the Ruhr, the country stands as one of the world’s most influential and creatively fertile black metal constellations.
Germany Metal Statistics
A structural overview of Germany’s metal landscape — activity, decline, independence and renewal.
Activity Chart
Active (6,871)
Split‑up (5,701)
Changed Name (684)
Unknown Status (1,424)
Independent Bands
Indie (9,811)
66.8% of all German metal bands operate independently — one of the highest rates in Europe.
Bands Formed in the Last 5 Years
New Bands (998)
Only 6.8% of German metal bands were founded in the last five years — a slow renewal rate in a massive, mature scene.
(2794)Leipzig, Saxony · Atmospheric Sludge/Post-Metal · Active
3xperimentalBerlin · Symphonic Black/Death Metal · Active
A Somber FuneralKaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate · Atmospheric Post-Black Metal · Active
AbyssDorfen, Bavaria · Melodic Black/Death Metal · Active
AenigmaAlfeld (Leine), Lower Saxony · Melodic Death/Black Metal · Active
Aeons ConferHamburg · Symphonic Black/Death Metal · Active
AeonyzharHanover, Lower Saxony · Symphonic Death/Black Metal · Active
Aetas ObscuraTübingen, Baden-Württemberg · Symphonic/Melodic Black Metal · Active
AgathodaimonMainz, Rhineland-Palatinate · Symphonic/Melodic Gothic/Black Metal · Active
AgrypnieGroß-Gerau, Hesse · Progressive/Post-Black Metal · Active
AldebaranLeverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia · Post-Black/Doom Metal · Active
AliénationBerlin · Post-Black Metal/Shoegaze · Active
All Stars Are DeadNuremberg, Bavaria · Black/Post-Metal · Active
Alltid Allena— · Post-Black Metal · Active
AllvaterThuringia · Melodic Black/Viking Metal · Active
AmmytWeiden, Bavaria · Melodic Black Metal · Active
An Arrant Wolfe to ManMunich, Bavaria · Post-Black Metal · Active
AnheimWürzburg, Bavaria · Melodic Black Metal · Active
Anima SementisErlangen, Bavaria · Symphonic Black/Death Metal · Active
AntichrisisMonschau, North Rhine-Westphalia · Melodic Gothic/Black/Folk Metal (early); Medieval Gothic Rock/Folk (later) · Active
Antigone's FateSchleswig-Holstein (early); Lower Saxony (later) · Atmospheric/Depressive Black Metal · Active
Aphelium AeternumBavaria · Symphonic Black Metal · Active
ApokryphaWürzburg, Bavaria · Melodic Death/Black Metal · Active
Architects of AeonLeinefelde-Worbis, Thuringia · Atmospheric Death/Doom Metal · Active
ArcasHeidelberg, Baden-Württemberg · Atmospheric/Post-Black Metal · Active
ArathornBerlin · Atmospheric Black/Folk Metal · Active
ArkuumSpeyer, Rhineland-Palatinate · Atmospheric Post-Black Metal · Active
Ardent SpiritsHeroldsbach / Forchheim, Bavaria · Melodic Black/Death Metal · Active
ArsonKronach, Bavaria · Melodic Death/Black Metal · Active
Asael'Berlin · Symphonic Black/Thrash Metal · Active
AsatorBremen · Pagan Black Metal (early); Post-Black/Doom Metal (later) · Active
AskeladHalle, Saxony-Anhalt / Leipzig, Saxony · Melodic Black Metal · Active
AtavysmHamburg · Melodic Black Metal · Active
AtmaSchwerte, North Rhine-Westphalia · Post-Black/Doom Metal · Active
AußerweltMünster, North Rhine-Westphalia · Post-Black Metal · Active
AvagatorBavaria · Symphonic Folk/Black Metal · Active
AvyssosFrankfurt am Main, Hesse · Symphonic Black Metal · Active
Black AeonsOtterberg, Rhineland-Palatinate · Melodic Black/Death Metal · Active
Black LocvstNuremberg, Bavaria · Atmospheric Black/Death Metal/Deathcore · Active
Black MessiahGelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia · Symphonic Black/Folk/Viking Metal · Active
Black WidowNeustadt bei Coburg, Bavaria · Symphonic Black Metal · Active
Bleu Mourant— · Melodic Black Metal · Active
BlckwvsHamburg · Atmospheric Sludge/Doom Metal · Active
Blindspot A.D.Friedrichshafen, Baden-Württemberg · Atmospheric Grindcore/Death Metal · Active
Bloody VirginElmshorn, Schleswig-Holstein / Hamburg · Melodic Death/Black Metal · Active
Bonjour TristesseMunich, Bavaria · Post-Black Metal · Active
BracheFrankfurt am Main (early)/Oberursel (Taunus) (later), Hesse · Depressive/Post-Black Metal · Active
Brachial— · Atmospheric Black Metal · Active
Beyond the SunMunich, Bavaria · Atmospheric/Epic Black Metal · Active
Beyond the VeilMarktredwitz, Bavaria · Symphonic Black Metal · Active
BeyrevraNuremberg, Bavaria · Melodic Black/Death Metal · Active
Birth of the WickedBamberg, Bavaria · Melodic Black/Death Metal with Heavy Rock influences · Active
Betray My SecretsMunich, Bavaria · Atmospheric Gothic/Folk Metal · Active
Betray the DeathErfurt, Thüringen · Post-Black Metal/Ambient, Post-Rock · Active
BergthronPlauen/Oelsnitz, Saxony · Atmospheric/Progressive Black Metal · Active
Carcharoth Λ.V.Gera, Thuringia · Atmospheric/Ambient Black Metal · Active
CavesNuremberg, Bavaria · Post-Black Metal · Active
CelephaïsAugsburg, Bavaria · Black/Post-Metal · Active
CendreDortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia · Atmospheric Post-Black Metal · Active
ChaedristMunich, Bavaria · Melodic Black/Death Metal · Active
Chain ReactionAthens, Attica · Atmospheric Death Metal · Active
CineastreKassel, Hesse · Atmospheric Black Metal, Neofolk · Active
CircsenaNorden, Lower Saxony · Progressive/Post-Black Metal · Active
Clockwork StoriesWolframs-Eschenbach, Bavaria · Atmospheric Doom/Melodic Death Metal · Active
Collizion ZeroAthens, Attica · Symphonic Death/Black Metal · Active
ContaminantTirschenreuth, Bavaria · Melodic/Electronic Black Metal · Active
Corpus VitreumBonn, North Rhine-Westphalia · Atmospheric Post-Black Metal · Active
Cosmic IsolationHesse · Ambient/Atmospheric Black Metal · Active
Cosmic VisionBrandenburg · Progressive/Atmospheric Black/Melodic Death Metal · Active
Cosmic VoidDresden, Saxony · Post-Black Metal · Active
CravingOldenburg, Lower Saxony (early); Bamberg, Bavaria / Hamburg (later) · Melodic Death/Black/Folk Metal · Active
Crucified WhoreHanover, Lower Saxony · Symphonic Black Metal · Active
CryogenicBerlin · Symphonic Black Metal · Active
Cursed AnguishLübeck, Schleswig-Holstein · Melodic Black Metal · Active
CzarnobogHesse · Atmospheric/Pagan Black Metal · Active
DaidalosBrunswick, Lower Saxony · Symphonic Black Metal · Active
DämmerfarbenNorth Rhine-Westphalia / Lower Saxony · Atmospheric Black/Doom Metal, Acoustic · Active
Dark DecadeNossen, Saxony · Symphonic Black/Doom Metal · Active
Dark HorizonKassel, Hesse · Melodic Death/Black Metal · Active
Dark Man ShadowFrankfurt, Hesse · Melodic Death/Black Metal · Active
Darkness AblazeBietigheim-Bissingen, Baden-Württemberg · Melodic Death/Black Metal · Active
Day's EndThuringia · Atmospheric/Depressive Black Metal · Active
Death Comes in WavesRecklinghausen, North Rhine-Westphalia · Melodic Black/Death Metal (later) · Active
Death in FictionAugsburg, Bavaria · Melodic Death/Black Metal/Deathcore · Active
Eden's DecayGunzenhausen/Meinheim, Bavaria · Melodic Death Metal (early); Atmospheric Black Metal (later) · Active
Eigen.WeltWürzburg, Bavaria · Post-Black Metal/Post-Rock · Active
EisengrindKarlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg · Melodic Black/Death Metal · Active
Electric WichserDresden, Saxony · Psychedelic Post-Black/Doom Metal/Ambient · Active
EmpyrealFranconia, Bavaria · Melodic Black/Death Metal · Active
EncomiumAthens, Attica · Symphonic Black Metal · Active
EnidPorta Westfalica, North Rhine-Westphalia · Epic Black Metal (early); Symphonic Metal (later) · Active
EntravenLeipzig, Saxony · Progressive Black/Post-Metal · Active
EpiphoraLudwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg · Symphonic Black Metal · Active
EriduMunich, Bavaria · Melodic Black/Death Metal · Active
Erkryss— · Melodic Black Metal · Active
Eternal WisdomZerbst, Saxony-Anhalt · Melodic Black/Death Metal · Active
ExaudiDresden, Saxony · Symphonic Gothic/Black/Doom Metal · Active
Far BeyondNuremberg, Bavaria · Symphonic Gothic/Black Metal (early); Symphonic Melodic Death Metal (later) · Active
FarsonGöttingen, Lower Saxony · Post-Hardcore/Post-Black Metal (early); Post-Black Metal (later) · Active
FerndalMünster, North Rhine-Westphalia · Melodic Black Metal with Folk/Classical influences · Active
FiurBerlin · Melodic Black Metal · Active
FjoergynJena, Thuringia · Epic Black Metal (early); Symphonic Black Metal (later) · Active
Flowing TearsWadgassen, Saarland · Atmospheric Doom Metal (early); Gothic Metal (later) · Active
ForlattChemnitz, Saxony · Atmospheric Post-Black Metal · Active
Forefathers BloodBrandenburg · Symphonic Black Metal · Active
FormørkelseFreudenstadt, Baden-Württemberg · Atmospheric Black Metal with Gothic influences · Active
FrigorisEssen, North Rhine-Westphalia · Pagan/Black Metal (early); Atmospheric/Post-Black Metal (later) · Active
FrostreichSalzgitter, Lower Saxony (early); Frankfurt, Hesse (later) · Post-Black Metal · Active
FyrnreichCologne, North Rhine-Westphalia · Melodic Black/Pagan Metal · Active
GeistGrünstadt, Rhineland-Palatinate · Atmospheric Doom/Black Metal · Active
GeistlichtHamburg · Atmospheric/Melodic Black Metal · Active
Gen ÄtherBerlin · Atmospheric Black Metal, Crust · Active
GestrüppDarmstadt, Hesse · Atmospheric/Post-Black Metal · Active
Goht's RemainsLübeck, Schleswig-Holstein · Post-Black Metal · Active
Gowlon— · Atmospheric Black/Doom Metal · Active
GranitaderAnnaberg-Buchholz, Saxony · Melodic/Atmospheric Black Metal · Active
GràtfallBavaria · Post-Black Metal · Active
GraienBerlin · Black/Sludge/Post-Metal · Active
GrauhHalle (Saale), Saxony-Anhalt · Ambient/Atmospheric Black Metal · Active
GrabesfurchtKempten, Bavaria · Post-Black Metal · Active
GreulHamburg · Symphonic Black Metal · Active
HæresisBerlin · Sludge/Black Metal/Crust (early); Post-Black Metal (later) · Active
HailstoneMunich, Bavaria · Melodic Death/Black Metal · Active
Halls of OblivionStuttgart, Baden-Württemberg · Melodic Black/Death Metal · Active
Hands That Lift the OceansWürzburg, Bavaria · Post-Black Metal/Ambient · Active
Hidden in the FogMagdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt · Symphonic/Progressive Black Metal · Active
High Rise FallHeusenstamm / Offenbach, Hesse · Melodic Death/Black Metal · Active
HollowAachen, North Rhine-Westphalia · Atmospheric/Depressive Black Metal · Active
HordacBremen · Melodic Black/Death Metal · Active
HyemsErndtebrück, North Rhine-Westphalia (early); Marburg, Hesse (later) · Melodic Black Metal · Active
IllunisBerlin · Post-Black Metal · Active
IllunïsTodtnau, Baden-Württemberg (early); Hamburg (later) · Atmospheric/Depressive Black Metal · Active
ImperceptumBremen · Atmospheric Black/Funeral Doom Metal · Active
ImpavidaNorth Rhine-Westphalia (early); Koblenz, USA (later) · Atmospheric/Depressive Black Metal/Ambient · Active
In Cold EternityCastrop-Rauxel, North Rhine-Westphalia · Melodic Death/Black Metal · Active
Infesting SwarmDortmund/Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia · Blackened Death Metal (early); Post-Black Metal (later) · Active
Innse GallBerlin · Post-Black Metal · Active
InvokerKöthen (Anhalt), Saxony-Anhalt · Melodic Black/Death Metal · Active
IrrwegHanau, Hesse · Atmospheric/Post-Black Metal · Active
KanonenfieberBamberg, Bavaria · Melodic Black/Death Metal · Active
KapytaenWürzburg, Bavaria · Post-Black Metal/Crust · Active
KemwerMunich, Bavaria · Melodic Death/Thrash Metal with Black Metal influences · Active
Keyarzus— · Symphonic/Atmospheric Black Metal · Active
KetzerBergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia · Black/Thrash Metal, Post-Rock/Metal · Active
KlammAschaffenburg/Würzburg, Bavaria · Melodic Black/Doom/Death Metal · Active
Knights of RainBerlin · Black/Post-Metal · Active
KraathAugsburg, Bavaria · Atmospheric Post-Black Metal · Active
KrattBerlin · Post-Black Metal · Active
KryosBrandenburg · Atmospheric/Raw Black Metal · Active
Kunstwerk.F41.2Brunswick, Lower Saxony · Depressive/Post-Black Metal · Active
Kult des PanBonn, North Rhine-Westphalia · Post-Black Metal · Active
KultistMunich, Bavaria · Post-Black Metal · Active
KøldbryngerFrankfurt am Main, Hesse · Raw Black Metal (early); Atmospheric Black Metal (later) · Active
LáðspellRamstein-Miesenbach, Rhineland-Palatinate · Melodic Black/Death Metal · Active
LantlôsRheda, North Rhine-Westphalia · Post-Black Metal (early); Post-Metal/Rock/Shoegaze, Electronic (later) · Active
Last Moon's DawnSchaumburg, Lower Saxony · Atmospheric/Symphonic Black Metal · Active
Leif— · Melodic Black Metal · Active
LeichnamStuttgart, Baden-Württemberg · Post-Black/Sludge Metal/Hardcore · Active
LëichentrichterAschaffenburg, Bavaria · Hardcore, Post-Black Metal · Active
Libertatis AmoreFreiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg · Melodic Black Metal · Active
LichtverschmutzungLeipzig, Saxony · Raw/Atmospheric Black Metal · Active
Life DemiseMainz, Rhineland-Palatinate · Melodic Black/Death Metal · Active
Lord AbaddonSuhl, Thuringia · Atmospheric/Ambient Black Metal · Active
Lost WisdomBerlin · Symphonic/Melodic Black Metal · Active
MaerorFulda, Hesse · Melodic Black/Death Metal · Active
MaerorFulda, Hesse · atmo Black/Death Metal · Active
Malicious PresenceUlm, Baden-Württemberg · Atmospheric/Melodic Death Metal · Active
Mallevs MaleficarvmBocholt, North Rhine-Westphalia · Melodic Black Metal · Active
Mars on Earth— · Industrial Symphonic Black Metal · Active
Master Deceiver— · Symphonic Black Metal · Active
MehrwertsteuerFrankfurt am Main, Hesse · Melodic Black/Death Metal · Active
MenerraWarstein/Soest, North Rhine-Westphalia · Melodic Death/Black Metal · Active
MetaThrone— · Symphonic/Depressive Black Metal · Active
MetamorphosisHolzkirchen, Bavaria · Atmospheric Black/Death Metal · Active
MidvestCologne, North Rhine-Westphalia · Symphonic Black Metal · Active
MidwinterDüsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia · Symphonic Black/Heavy Metal · Active
MightiestFreiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg · Melodic Black Metal · Active
ModfälldNeu-Ulm, Bavaria · Atmospheric Black/Doom Metal/Crust · Active
Moon OrchardRosenheim, Bavaria · Post-Black Metal/Ambient · Active
MoorHamburg · Atmospheric Sludge/Doom Metal · Active
MorphinistHamburg · Atmospheric Post-Black Metal · Active
MorgonAschersleben, Saxony-Anhalt · Melodic Death/Black Metal · Active
MysterionCottbus, Brandenburg · Symphonic Black Metal · Active
My Dark PassengerBonn, North Rhine-Westphalia · Melodic Black/Death Metal · Active
N.A.O.S.Athens, Attica · Atmospheric/Gothic Darkwave · Active
NathanaelBavaria · Progressive/Symphonic Black Metal · Active
NebelwaldSaxony · Melodic Black Metal · Active
NemusBamberg, Bavaria · Atmospheric Post-Black Metal · Active
NepenthisMunich, Bavaria · Atmospheric Doom Metal/Electronic, Acoustic · Active
NemaAalen, Baden-Württemberg · Post-Black Metal/Hardcore · Active
PantheionHamburg · Symphonic Black Metal · Active
Passion in TwilightBayerbach bei Ergoldsbach, Bavaria · Symphonic Black Metal · Active
Path of DestinyLothra/Saalfeld, Thuringia · Symphonic Melodic Death/Black Metal · Active
PegasusBruchsal, Baden-Württemberg · Melodic Black/Power Metal · Active
PenetraliaMosbach, Baden-Württemberg · Symphonic Gothic/Black/Death Metal · Active
Perfect BlackDüsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia · Melodic Black/Doom Metal · Active
PermutationEmsland, Lower Saxony · Melodic Death/Black Metal · Active
PhosphorusSankt Wendel, Saarland · Black/Post-Metal · Active
Project EntropyWesel, North Rhine-Westphalia · Symphonic Black/Death Metal · Active
PsychomantumHeidelberg, Baden-Württemberg · Melodic Black Metal · Active
PsychotopZwickau, Saxony · Symphonic Black/Gothic Metal · Active
Raa Hoor KhuitIngolstadt/Munich/Augsburg, Bavaria · Symphonic Black Metal · Active
RanăKassel, Hesse / Hanover & Braunschweig, Lower Saxony / Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia · Black/Post-Metal/Crust · Active
RavenpathZwickau, Saxony · Symphonic Death/Black Metal (early); Melodic Death Metal (later) · Active
Red ApolloDortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia · Atmospheric Sludge/Post-Metal · Active
ReperiasFreiberg, Saxony · Symphonic Black Metal · Active
RitusScheibenberg, Saxony · Atmospheric Doom/Death Metal · Active
RotbringerFrankfurt am Main, Hesse · Post-Black Metal · Active
SacrasphemyDüsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia · Symphonic Black/Death Metal · Active
SagasHeppenheim, Hesse · Atmospheric/Progressive Black Metal · Active
Sardaukar— · Post-Black Metal · Active
Sascha RisslingCologne, North Rhine-Westphalia · Post-Black Metal · Active
SchattenfestungLower Saxony · Atmospheric Black Metal/Dark Ambient · Active
SchattenvaldEisenbühl (early)/Naila (later), Bavaria · Symphonic Black Metal · Active
Schwarzwasser— · Atmospheric Black Metal/Ambient · Active
Seas of StoneDresden, Saxony · Atmospheric Sludge/Post-Metal · Active
SeelenqualMinden, North Rhine-Westphalia · Depressive Black/Post-Metal · Active
SelbsthassWittenberge, Brandenburg · Atmospheric/Ambient Black Metal · Active
Sense of LossAthens, Attica · Atmospheric Gothic/Doom Metal · Active
SeveraSittensen, Lower Saxony · Melodic Black/Thrash Metal · Active
ShadowcraftThessaloniki, Central Macedonia · Symphonic Black Metal · Active
ShaltevHanover, Lower Saxony · Melodic Black Metal · Active
Sin Inter ad MareLüneburg, Lower Saxony · Post-Black Metal · Active
SinnestäterLebach, Saarland · Atmospheric Black Metal with Darkwave elements · Active
SkognattAugsburg, Bavaria · Atmospheric Black Metal, Dark Ambient · Active
Slaves of CrueltyGelsenkirchen / Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia · Symphonic Black Metal · Active
SLMCologne, North Rhine-Westphalia · Various, Melodic/Post-Black Metal · Active
Symbol of DisgraceHanover, Lower Saxony · Atmospheric Black/Doom Metal · Active
Somber SerenityMunich, Bavaria · Atmospheric Death/Doom Metal · Active
SpätregenEsslingen am Neckar, Baden-Württemberg · Symphonic Black Metal · Active
StahlmagenGöppingen, Baden-Württemberg · Melodic/Epic Black/Gothic Metal · Active
SteingrabDarmstadt, Hesse · Atmospheric Black Metal · Active
SterbenswilleAltötting, Bavaria · Post-Black Metal · Active
StilleklangBad Breisig, Rhineland-Palatinate · Atmospheric Black/Post-Metal · Active
SunsteadDortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia · Atmospheric Post-Metal · Active
SvartgravLüneburg, Lower Saxony · Atmospheric Black Metal · Active
Svartscorpio— · Atmospheric Post-Black Metal · Active
SuidakraDüsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia · Melodic Death/Black/Folk Metal · Active
SycronomicaMunich, Bavaria · Melodic Black Metal · Active
Take My PainSterup, Schleswig-Holstein · Symphonic Black/Death Metal · Active
TatkraftBernburg (Saale), Saxony-Anhalt · Atmospheric Black Metal · Active
TephraBrunswick, Lower Saxony · Atmospheric Sludge Metal with Hardcore influences · Active
The Attic AssemblyMannheim, Baden-Württemberg · Symphonic Black Metal, Various · Active
The CircleHameln, Lower Saxony · Symphonic Black Metal · Active
The Cold RoomIngelheim am Rhein, Rhineland-Palatinate · Atmospheric Doom/Gothic Metal · Active
The Crown of YamhadBerlin · Atmospheric Gothic Metal, Folk · Active
The Omega Swarm— · Atmospheric Death/Black Metal · Active
The Ruins of BeverastAachen, North Rhine-Westphalia · Atmospheric Black/Doom Metal · Active
TheShadegrownNuremberg, Bavaria · Melodic Death/Black Metal · Active
The UnbendingBerlin · Atmospheric Doom/Sludge Metal · Active
ThränenkindMunich, Bavaria · Post-Black Metal/Post-Rock · Active
ThulcandraMunich, Bavaria · Melodic Black/Death Metal · Active
ThulrKiel, Schleswig-Holstein · Melodic Black Metal with Folk influences · Active
Thy Great EmpireDinslaken, North Rhine-Westphalia · Black/Pagan/Melodic Death Metal · Active
Tom GekasErkrath, North Rhine-Westphalia · Atmospheric Death/Doom Metal (early); Depressive Black/Death Metal (later) · Active
Torment of TantalosKiel, Schleswig-Holstein · Melodic Black Metal · Active
TotengeflüsterSwabian Jura, Baden-Württemberg · Symphonic Black Metal · Active
TouganīBergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia · Atmospheric Black Metal · Active
TranquillizerFrankfurt an der Oder, Brandenburg · Melodic Death/Black Metal · Active
Trauerkult— · Post-Black Metal · Active
TrautonistKoblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate · Post-Black Metal · Active
Triste TageLower Saxony · Atmospheric/Depressive Black Metal · Active
Träumen von AuroraBielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia · Post-Black Metal · Active
TryśtLeipzig, Saxony · Atmospheric Black Metal · Active
Under Black CloudsFrankfurt an der Oder, Brandenburg · Atmospheric Death Metal · Active
Under the Night SkyHann. Münden, Lower Saxony / Aue, Saxony · Atmospheric/Avant-garde Black Metal · Active
Up to the StarsFreiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg · Atmospheric/Post-Black Metal · Active
UrgewaltBavaria · Atmospheric Black Metal/Ambient · Active
UriskBonn, North Rhine-Westphalia · Atmospheric Black Metal · Active
UrthumOberstenfeld, Baden-Württemberg · Melodic Black Metal · Active
Utter SilenceWuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia · Atmospheric Death/Doom Metal · Active
UtøpiaSaarland · Melodic Black/Doom Metal · Active
Vaitarana— · Post-Black Metal · Active
VallayMannheim, Baden-Württemberg · Symphonic Black Metal · Active
VargsblodHalle (Saale), Saxony-Anhalt · Atmospheric/Post-Black Metal · Active
Vater DenkeMainz, Rhineland-Palatinate · Atmospheric Black Metal · Active
VatureKiel, Schleswig-Holstein · Black/Post-Metal · Active
VelWürzburg, Bavaria · Post-Black Metal/Shoegaze · Active
VelgastHamburg · Atmospheric Black Metal/Ambient · Active
Verachtung— · Atmospheric Black Metal/Ambient · Active
Verwahrlosen— · Atmospheric Doom/Black Metal · Active
VintharBerlin · Symphonic Black Metal · Active
VinterforestEmden, (early); Schleswig (later) · Pagan Black Metal (early); Atmospheric/Depressive Black Metal (later) · Active
Vinterriket Baden-Württemberg (early); Switzerland (later) · Atmospheric Black Metal/Ambient/Dungeon Synth · Active
VintersturmHamburg · Atmospheric Black Metal/Ambient · Active
VisceralgreedHildesheim, Lower Saxony · Progressive/Melodic Black Metal · Active
VlkBerlin · Progressive/Post-Black Metal · Active
VondannenLeipzig, Saxony · Depressive/Post-Black Metal · Active
VoidshaperMunich, Bavaria · Atmospheric Black Metal · Active
Vril's Journey— · Atmospheric Black Metal · Active
VvoidBavaria · Atmospheric Black Metal · Active
WarspellBavaria · Atmospheric/Symphonic Black Metal/Dungeon Synth · Active
We Gaze into SunlightBerlin · Post-Black Metal/Crust · Active
WedardMemmingen, Bavaria · Atmospheric/Depressive Black Metal · Active
WeltentrücktBaden-Württemberg · Melodic Black Metal · Active
WeltfremdEisenach, Thuringia · Drone/Doom/Black/Post-Metal · Active
Werther Effect.Chemnitz, Saxony · Post-Black Metal · Active
Whispers of the DamnedGermering, Bavaria · Atmospheric/Pagan Black Metal · Active
Wiedergänger— · Atmospheric Black Metal · Active
Wind in His HairBerlin · Atmospheric Black Metal/Punk · Active
Winds of WinterDillingen/Saarbrücken, Saarland · Melodic Black/Death Metal · Active
WisentBerlin · Experimental/Atmospheric Black Metal · Active
WithaniaBaden-Württemberg · Melodic Black Metal · Active
Withering Worlds— · Epic/Atmospheric Black Metal · Active
Woburn HouseBonn, North Rhine-Westphalia · Atmospheric/Progressive Sludge Metal · Active
WrakjonBaden-Württemberg · Melodic Black/Death Metal · Active
Ylva de LuneStuttgart, Baden-Württemberg · Atmospheric Post-Black Metal/Shoegaze · Active
Yithian— · Melodic Black/Death Metal · Active
Y | I | YBerlin · Progressive/Post-Black Metal · Active
YuumiAnn— · Post-Black Metal · Active
ZerfallBamberg, Bavaria · Post-Black Metal · Active
Zeugen der LeereBraubach, Rhineland-Palatinate · Melodic Black Metal, Ambient · Active
ZappendusterClausthal-Zellerfeld, Lower Saxony · Melodic Black/Death Metal · Active
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