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Drakon Ho Megas is a black metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2021. Named from the Greek for "The Great Dragon," the band channel esoteric and occult themes through raw black metal.
Drakonis is a death and black metal band from Lisburn, Northern Ireland, formed in 2015, intentionally blending both genres without limiting themselves to one. Their albums Ravens Fuel the Sky and The Great Miasma create an atmospheric yet brutal sound that alternates freely between black and death metal styles.
Drakorathos plays black metal from Satu Mare in northwestern Romania, formed in 2024 and bringing dragon-fire intensity to the Transylvanian underground. Their mythological, dragon-themed name channels the region's rich folklore into atmospheric extreme metal.
Drama Noir is a symphonic blackened death metal project from Corinth, Greece, founded in 2017 by Paul Papathanasiou. Their third album Nightfall Upon the Asylum (2023), released through Floga Records, explores gothic horror themes across nine tracks featuring orchestral arrangements by Mephisto and mixing by Psychon at SoundAbuse Productions.
Dramaturg plays melodic black metal from Tula, formed in 2023 and whose theatrical name — the Russian word for playwright — frames their compositions as dramatic works. Their melodic approach to black metal treats each song as a staged performance of darkness.
Drap is a depressive black metal project from Solingen, Germany, active since 2014. They explore despair and anguish through raw depressive black metal.
Draped Urn is a black/death metal band from Brazil, formed in 2016. The band released their debut EP Degenerate in May 2016 and followed it with the split Punishment alongside Cvlpa later that same year, drawing on raw and extreme metal influences.
Drast is a solo black metal and dungeon synth project from Brazil, formed in 2021. The project is helmed by a single musician credited as Iniá, who handles all instruments, and debuted with the album DOR in July 2021, a four-part work blending raw black metal with atmospheric and ambient elements.
Drastus is a black metal band from Pays de la Loire, France, formed in 2019. They deliver drastic black metal from western France.
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