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Dantes Inferno is a black/death metal band from Wittlich, Germany, formed in 2021. They explore infernal themes through a punishing blend of black and death metal.
Daorson is an Illyrian black metal band from Zagreb, Croatia, formed in 2015 and drawing from ancient and pagan themes. Their 2015 self-titled EP, recorded at Studio Veles and released on cassette by Wolfspell Records in a limited run of 100 hand-numbered copies, features three tracks of atmospheric black metal with poetry by bassist B.
Darben is a Swiss black metal duo founded by HNS and LVR, channeling anticapitalist, antifascist, and feminist themes through raw, aggressive compositions. Their 2025 debut 'Karg' was mastered by Anna Murphy and addresses greed, patriarchy, and environmental destruction across six uncompromising tracks.
Darcanum is a black/gothic metal band from Rosenheim, Germany, with roots stretching back to 1997. They blend the darkness of black metal with gothic metal's atmospheric elegance across decades of activity.
Darcasis is a melodic black metal band from Juva, Finland, active since 2003. With over two decades in the underground, they are seasoned practitioners of Finnish melodic black metal.
Daren is a black metal band from Krakow, Poland, formed in 2020. The project channels dark black metal from the historic Polish royal capital.
Dargonomel plays black/death metal from Kirov in the Ural Federal District, active since 2017. Their fantastical name evokes something ancient and monstrous, matching compositions that merge black metal's atmospheric darkness with death metal's crushing physicality.
Darisam emerges from Ferrara wielding blackened death metal that marries tremolo-heavy black metal riffing with the low-end brutality of death metal. Their sound occupies the volatile intersection where blast beats and blackened atmosphere collide with guttural vocal punishment.
Dark Acception is a death/black metal band from Barth, Germany, formed in 2018. They forge a sinister blend of death and black metal drawn from the depths of the German underground.
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