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Darkendome is an atmospheric black and gothic metal band from Zagreb, Croatia, formed in 1998 through a merger of members from Natural Disaster (death metal) and Begrimmed (black metal). The band held a prominent position on the Croatian black metal scene in the late 1990s and early 2000s, releasing albums including Odlazak Hegemona Kopna and ...of Pride and Redemption.
Darker Sun is an atmospheric black and doom metal band from Bardejov, Slovakia, formed in 2019. The project merges atmospheric black metal with doom metal from eastern Slovakia.
Darkerer is an atmospheric black metal project from Erba in the Como province, founded in 2024 and devoted to the contemplative, nature-influenced wing of black metal. Their sound prioritizes sweeping melodies and immersive atmosphere over raw aggression.
Darkspace is a legendary atmospheric black metal band from Bern, Switzerland, active since 2002 and known for their cosmic, immersive soundscapes across the numbered 'Dark Space' album series. Their music creates vast, layered textures that evoke the void of deep space through lo-fi, ambient-infused black metal.
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.
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