Blackbriar is an alternative metal band from Assen, the Netherlands. They have released two albums, four EPs, six singles, ten official music videos, one official lyric video and four acoustic live videos.

In October 2019, Blackbriar joined Epica as official support during their Design Your Universe 10th Anniversary Tour.

In November 2019, Blackbriar was invited to play the aftershow for Halestorm and In This Moment at the AFAS Live in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The band signed a contract with Nuclear Blast in November 2022.

The band shot the music video for Dianne van Giersbergen's first solo single "After the Storm", which was released on 14 February 2023.