Artists like Panopticon

Blackbraid is an American black metal project from the Adirondack Mountains, New York, formed in 2022. The project is a solo endeavor by Jon Krieger. A native Mexican, Krieger is also known by his pseudonym Sgah’gahsowáh, a Mohawk name meaning "the witch hawk".

Der Weg einer Freiheit is a German extreme metal band from Würzburg, formed in 2009 by Tobias Jaschinsky as vocalist and Nikita Kamprad as guitarist and principal songwriter. After the release of two studio albums – Der Weg einer Freiheit (2009) and Unstille (2012) – Jaschinsky left the band in 2012 and Kamprad took over vocals. He now performs alongside guitarist Nico Rausch, bassist Nico Ziska and drummer Tobias Schuler. They have released four more studio albums – Stellar (2015), Finisterre (2017), Noktvrn (2021), and Innern (2025) – through Season of Mist.

Spectral Wound is a Canadian black metal band formed in 2014, signed to Profound Lore Records.

Deafheaven is an American blackgaze band formed in 2010. Originally based in San Francisco, the group began as a two-piece with singer George Clarke and guitarist Kerry McCoy, who recorded and self-released a demo album together. Following its release, Deafheaven recruited three new members and began to tour. Before the end of 2010, the band signed to Deathwish Inc. and later released their debut album Roads to Judah, in April 2011. They popularized a unique style blending black metal, shoegaze, and post-rock, among other influences, later called blackgaze by reviewers.