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Heréd, HU · 2021–present · active
Dieinfire is a doom/black metal band from Hered, Hungary, formed in 2021. The band merge the crushing slowness of doom metal with the darkness of black metal.
Berlin, DE · 1996–present · active
Dies Ater is a Berlin-based black metal act whose Latin name — meaning "black day" — frames each composition as a liturgy of darkness. Active since 1996, they are among the longest-running acts in the German capital's black metal underground, with nearly three decades of bleak, atmospheric output.
Huddersfield, GB · 2017–present · active
Diezektor is a symphonic black metal project from Huddersfield, England, formed in 2017, crafting what they call epic apocalyptic music that spans extreme metal and electronic remixes. Releases like the Sleeper Simulant EP and tracks such as The Nihilist and Ruination showcase their genre-blending approach to sinister heavy metal.
North Rhine-Westphalia, DE · 2022–present · active
Diffamie is an atmospheric black metal band from North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, formed in 2022. They weave dense atmospheric textures through cold black metal.
Paris, FR · 2025–present · active
Digital Prison is a black metal/noise project from Paris, France, emerging in 2025. They merge black metal with abrasive noise.
Liège, BE · 2018–present · active
A collaborative project drawing members from both the northern and southern regions of Belgium, Dikasterion play raw, occult black metal indebted to Finnish and Finnish-adjacent acts like Archgoat, Beherit, and Barathrum — influences they describe as their "ancient path." Their catalog includes the demo MMXVIII and the releases Stavelot 1597/Rome 897 and Chaos as a New World, with lyrics framed as an "unholy gospel."
Bayonne, FR · 2013–present · active
Diktatur is a black metal band from Bayonne, France, active since 2013. They deliver dictatorial black metal from the Basque coast.
Vilnius, LT · 2022–present · active
Dilgelynas is a raw black metal band from Vilnius, Lithuania, formed in 2022. The project channels lo-fi, uncompromising raw black metal from the Baltic underground.
Thessaloniki, GR · 2020–present · active
Dim Dust is an atmospheric doom and black metal band from Thessaloniki, Greece, formed in 2020. The band merge the crushing slowness of doom metal with the atmospheric darkness of black metal.

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