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A raw and filthy black metal band from Ghent, Doodsdrek was created by Svein and Barditus of the legendary Belgian black metal group Lugubrum, bringing the same crude underground aesthetic to a separate outlet. Their Bandcamp catalog includes the self-titled debut recorded at Lugubrum III Studios in 2009 and the follow-up Put Binnen!, with guest contributions from Adam S. of Malokarpatan and Midgaars of Lugubrum.
A black metal band from Ypres in West Flanders, Doodsmist pursue a melodic approach to the genre and released their full-length debut When Life Dies in 2024. The band adds a melodic dimension to Belgian black metal's characteristically bleak and regional character.
Doom Cult Commando is a German raw black metal project formed in 2025, whose militant name suggests an aggressive, underground approach to the genre. Their sound channels the lo-fi, uncompromising spirit of raw black metal's most dedicated practitioners.
Doomgiver is a black/death/pagan metal band from Brunswick, Germany, active since 2013. They weave pagan themes through a formidable blend of black and death metal.
Doomguard plays black metal from Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan, formed in 2025 and stationed at the intersection of Slavic and Tatar cultural traditions. Their sentinel name suggests guardianship of darkness — protectors of black metal's malevolent flame.
Doomnivorous plays black/death metal from the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) in Siberia's remote northeast, formed in 2024. Their extreme isolation — the Sakha Republic is the coldest inhabited region on Earth — makes them one of the most geographically remote extreme metal acts anywhere.
Doomoniac is a black metal band from Granollers, Spain, active since 2014. They channel demonic doom through black metal from the Catalan interior.
Doomsday Cult plays black metal from Omsk in western Siberia, formed in 2024 and channeling apocalyptic fanaticism through atmospheric compositions. Their name's religious-extremism imagery drives music devoted to the worship of endings.
Doomslaughter is a black-death metal band from Minsk, Belarus, whose 2018 EP 'Impure Devastation Mass' features two tracks of crushing extremity mixed at Resonance Sound Studio. Their sound fuses the raw chaos of black metal with death metal's punishing heaviness.
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