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Infinite Terror (2024)
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With Fang and Claw (2025)
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Featured Metalcore Album
Drowned in my Loneliness (2008)
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Dead Wasteland started as a death metal act in the Siberian city of Tomsk before evolving toward ambient and atmospheric black metal. This dramatic transformation — from direct brutality to immersive atmosphere — mirrors the vast, empty landscapes of western Siberia.
Deadwood Lake is a melodic/atmospheric black metal band from Southwest England, formed in 2016. They create immersive atmospheric black metal from the English countryside.
Defixiones is an atmospheric black metal project from Italy, formed in 2021. The project layers ethereal atmospheres over raw black metal foundations, creating immersive and darkly transcendent soundscapes.
Defod is an atmospheric black metal band from North Wales, formed in 2021. They channel the dark landscapes of Wales through atmospheric black metal.
Dekadent is an atmospheric black metal band from Ljubljana, Slovenia, formed in 2006. The project channels ethereal atmospheric black metal from the Slovenian capital.
Dekagram is an atmospheric black metal project from France, formed in 2018. They create immersive atmospheric black metal soundscapes.
Deliverance Lost plays atmospheric black metal from Krasnoyarsk in central Siberia, active since 2015 and channeling the loss of salvation through expansive, reverb-drenched compositions. Their Paradise Lost allusion frames their music as the soundtrack to expelled hope.
Demorden is an atmospheric black metal project from Finland, emerging in 2025. They create immersive atmospheric black metal soundscapes.
Depicting Abysm plays atmospheric black metal from Saint Petersburg, active since 2013 and painting the void through immersive, reverb-drenched compositions. Their artistic name — depicting the abyss — treats black metal as visual art, each song a portrait of endless depth.
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