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Dold Vorde Ens Navn is an Oslo-based black metal act formed in 2021 whose Old Norse name translates roughly to "hidden became one's name." Their archaic linguistic choice signals a devotion to the mysterious, ancient roots of Norwegian black metal.
Dolmens is a symphonic black metal band from Lyon, France, formed in 2020. Named after ancient megaliths, they channel primordial energy through symphonic black metal.
Dolor is a black/heavy metal band from Chiloeches, Spain, active since 2014. Their name meaning 'pain,' they blend black metal's coldness with heavy metal's power.
Dolorangst plays post-black metal from Bryansk near the Belarusian border, active since 2019 and whose name — fusing dolor (pain) with angst — captures the emotional palette of their expansive, atmospheric compositions. Their border-region location adds a liminal quality to music already steeped in emotional between-states.
Dolorian is a black/doom metal and ritual ambient band from Oulu, Finland, active since 2019. They create hypnotic, ritualistic soundscapes merging black metal, doom, and ambient.
Doloris Lacrima is a depressive black metal project from Cologne formed in 2024, whose Latin name — "tear of sorrow" — perfectly encapsulates the genre's core emotional vocabulary. Their music trades in the slow, anguished melancholy that defines DSBM at its most cathartic.
Dom Zly is a black metal and crust punk band from Pulawy, Poland, formed in 2017. The project's Polish name, meaning 'Evil House,' reflects its dark fusion of black metal and crust punk.
Domdaniel plays black metal from Romania, active since 1999 and named after the legendary underwater academy of black magic. Over a quarter century they've maintained a commitment to occult-themed black metal rooted in the esoteric and supernatural.
Domedag is a black and doom metal band from Ljungskile, Sweden, formed in 2016. The project merges black metal with doom metal.
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