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Blasphemous Atmospheric Black Metal from Austin.
Days of a New Future is an atmospheric black metal project from Piauí, Brazil, formed in 2021. The band released the debut EP "For Hope" in January 2021, a four-track recording that showcases brooding, atmospheric soundscapes within the black metal framework.
Dea Artio is an atmospheric black metal project from Sankt Georgen an der Gusen in Upper Austria, founded in 2020 and named for the Celtic bear goddess. Albums Waldwacht (2021), Nebelfelder (2021), and Zurück in die Waldwacht (2022) translate their self-described inspiration of "ancient forests, misty mountains and the occult mixed with traditions" into dense, immersive black metal.
Dead Sky Morning is an atmospheric black metal project from Finland, formed in 2020. They paint bleak dawn skies through immersive atmospheric black metal.
Dead Wasteland started as a death metal act in the Siberian city of Tomsk before evolving toward ambient and atmospheric black metal. This dramatic transformation — from direct brutality to immersive atmosphere — mirrors the vast, empty landscapes of western Siberia.
Minneapolis's Deadland craft atmospheric black metal shaped by the long, brutal winters of the upper Midwest, painting sweeping, cold-wind soundscapes since 2017. Their music evokes the wide open desolation of the northern plains.
Deadmoon is an atmospheric black metal and blackgaze project from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, formed in 2011. The project blends black metal intensity with shoegaze textures, and released the EP "While It Fades Forever" in January 2023, with all instruments and vocals performed by August and guitar recorded by Henrique Goulart. Deadmoon operates independently and represents Belo Horizonte's contribution to the global blackgaze movement.
Washington state's Deadream inhabit the fog-drenched territory where atmospheric black metal bleeds into post-metal, crafting expansive, emotionally unmoored soundscapes since 2014. Immense in scale and bleak in tone, their music rewards patience.
Deadwood Lake is a melodic/atmospheric black metal band from Southwest England, formed in 2016. They create immersive atmospheric black metal from the English countryside.
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