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Dolore Affectus — Latin for "pain" and "suffering" — is a US black metal project that emerged in 2020 with a name that lays its aesthetic philosophy bare from the outset. Rooted in the rawer, more introspective traditions of the genre, the project leans into the emotional devastation that the best black metal weaponizes. Their anonymity and lack of fixed location only adds to the isolationist mystique central to their craft.
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.
Domgard is a black metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in 2009. The project channels dark black metal from the west coast.
Domhain is a post-black metal and blackgaze band from Belfast, Northern Ireland, formed in 2023 by four experienced musicians from the Irish metal scene. Their releases In Perfect Stillness and the split EP Of Pine and Oak feature omnipresent vocal harmonies and guest cello work from Jo Quail, layered over atmospheric black metal and shoegaze textures.
Domhring is a black metal band from Debrecen, Hungary, formed in 2023. The band craft dark black metal from the Hungarian underground.
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