Soul Dispatch is a depressive black metal project from Phoenix, Arizona, formed in 2023, exploring the introspective, anguished end of the DSBM spectrum against the backdrop of the desert Southwest.

Soul Suicide is a Michigan-based depressive black metal project formed in 2023. The band channels the introspective and despairing aesthetic of DSBM, emphasizing bleak atmosphere and emotional extremity.

Spaceboots is a raw and depressive black metal project from Santa Rosa, California, formed in 2013. They work in the lo-fi, emotionally corrosive tradition of depressive black metal, pairing minimal production with bleak atmospheric intensity.

Depressive black metal project from Deland, Florida, active since 2009, Starless Night pursues the introspective, desolate end of the genre with raw production and emotionally bleak compositions.

Depressive black metal project with connections to Loviisa, Finland, formed in 2020, working in the introspective, stripped-down tradition of depressive black metal with a Scandinavian orientation despite its US registration. The band's name is a Swedish-inflected phonetic rendering suggesting woodland isolation.

Suffer the Gestalt is a depressive black metal project from San Jose, California, formed in 2020, channeling introspective despair and psychological bleakness into the DSBM tradition of slow, anguished compositions.

Philadelphia depressive black metal project formed in 2015, inhabiting the raw, emotionally harrowing corner of the black metal spectrum defined by minimalist production and themes of despair.

Maple Grove, Minnesota depressive black metal project formed in 2024, working within the DSBM tradition of minimalist, emotionally raw black metal with an emphasis on atmosphere over aggression.

Tucson, Arizona atmospheric and depressive black metal band formed in 2013, named after the notorious Aokigahara forest in Japan and drawing on themes of isolation and despair across bleak, fog-laden compositions.