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Paris, FR · 2017–present · active
De Vermiis Mysteriis is a raw black metal/dark ambient project from Paris, France, formed in 2017. Named after the Lovecraftian tome, they channel cosmic dread through raw black metal and dark ambient.
Herzele/Denderleeuw (early); Zottegem/Denderleeuw (mid); East Flanders; Flanders (later), BE · 2021–present · active
De Vermis Mysteriis is a black metal band from East Flanders, Belgium, formed in 2012 and affiliated with the Ordo Omega Absolutae collective alongside Morkenatten, Necrosophia, and Odibilis Signatus. The band appeared on the 2016 collective release Ordo Omegae Absolutae – Compendium Ordinis, situating them within a Flemish black metal underground organized around shared esoteric philosophy.
Luftenberg, AT · 2021–present · active
Dea Artio is an atmospheric black metal project from Sankt Georgen an der Gusen in Upper Austria, founded in 2020 and named for the Celtic bear goddess. Albums Waldwacht (2021), Nebelfelder (2021), and Zurück in die Waldwacht (2022) translate their self-described inspiration of "ancient forests, misty mountains and the occult mixed with traditions" into dense, immersive black metal.
Monaghan, IE · 2012–present · active
Dead Aeon is a blackened death metal band from Monaghan, Ireland, formed in 2008 and featuring members J. Penders, C. Winsryg, R. Coghlan, D. Walsh, and E. McGuigan. Their 2012 debut EP Apotheosis, recorded at Trackmix Studio in Dublin and produced by Michael Richards, delivers five tracks of technical blackened death metal.
Alessandria, IT · 2025–present · active
Dead and Forgotten is a one-man black metal project from Alessandria in northern Italy, formed in 2025. Inspired by Darkthrone and Burzum, the project channels raw second-wave black metal through demos and albums steeped in torment and bleak isolation.
Bayonne, FR · 2009–present · active
Dead Crown is a black metal/ambient project from Bayonne, France, active since 2009. They blend black metal's darkness with ambient textures from the Basque coast.
Minsk, RU · 2021–present · active
Dead End Solution plays atmospheric and symphonic black metal, originally from Moscow before relocating to Minsk. Their cross-border journey mirrors a creative evolution from Russian atmospheric black metal toward the more orchestral extremes of the genre.
Sandnes, NO · 2014–present · active
Dead Goat plays black metal from Sandnes near Stavanger, active since 2014 and channeling the sacrificial imagery of their name into raw, atmospheric compositions. Their deliberately crude name captures the anti-establishment spirit that has always fueled Norwegian black metal.
Asselfingen, DE · 2022–present · active
Dead Marshland is a black metal band from Asselfingen, Germany, formed in 2022. They channel the desolation of their namesake through cold, atmospheric black metal.

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