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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.
Defixiones is an atmospheric black metal project from Italy, formed in 2021. The project layers ethereal atmospheres over raw black metal foundations, creating immersive and darkly transcendent soundscapes.
Defod is an atmospheric black metal band from North Wales, formed in 2021. They channel the dark landscapes of Wales through atmospheric black metal.
Dekadent is an atmospheric black metal band from Ljubljana, Slovenia, formed in 2006. The project channels ethereal atmospheric black metal from the Slovenian capital.
Dekagram is an atmospheric black metal project from France, formed in 2018. They create immersive atmospheric black metal soundscapes.
Deliverance Lost plays atmospheric black metal from Krasnoyarsk in central Siberia, active since 2015 and channeling the loss of salvation through expansive, reverb-drenched compositions. Their Paradise Lost allusion frames their music as the soundtrack to expelled hope.
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