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Bornholm, DK · 2021–present · active
Dark Intentions is a death metal band from Bornholm, Denmark, formed in 2021. They deliver dark, heavy death metal from the remote Baltic island.
Penza, RU · 2006–present · active
Dark Interment plays black metal from Penza in the Volga region, active since 2006 and among the longer-running black metal acts in central Russia. Their burial-themed name drives two decades of atmospheric compositions steeped in funereal darkness.
Oulu, FI · 2011–present · active
Dark Intervals is a heavy/doom metal band from Oulu, Finland, active since 2011. They explore dark sonic intervals through heavy and doom metal from northern Finland.
Birmingham, GB · 2016–present · active
Dark Is the Water is a stoner/doom/post-metal/rock band from Birmingham, England, formed in 2016. They blend multiple heavy styles into dark, aquatic soundscapes from the second city.
Helsinki, FI · 2024–present · active
Dark Komet is an industrial metal band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2024. They deliver mechanized heaviness from the Finnish capital.
RU · 2020–present · active
Dark Kristal plays death metal from Russia, active since 2020 and channeling crystalline darkness into crushing compositions. Their fantasy-spelling name adds a mystical dimension to straightforward death metal brutality.
Luleå, SE · 1994–present · active
Dark Legions plays black/thrash metal from Lulea in northern Sweden, active since 1994 and among the oldest extreme metal acts in the Arctic region. Three decades of frozen fury from above the Arctic Circle have produced a substantial catalog of aggressive, uncompromising material.
Schwaigern, DE · 2015–present · active
Dark Letter is a thrash/death metal band from the Schwaigern/Heilbronn area of Germany, formed in 2015. They deliver aggressive, tightly-wound thrash infused with death metal's heaviness.
Wolfhagen, DE · 2016–present · active
Dark Light is a speed/thrash/power metal band from Wolfhagen, Germany, formed in 2016. They channel the triple threat of speed, thrash, and power metal into an energetic, riff-driven assault.

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