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Dazet is a Buenos Aires black metal project formed in 2020, whose name is drawn from a character in the 19th-century French prose poem "Les Chants de Maldoror." The project released a self-titled EP and the Norwegian black metal tribute EP "Helvete: An Ode to Norwegian Black Metal" both in 2020, and contributed to a split with Lautréamont in 2021, with lyrical themes exploring philosophy, literature, and the human condition.
Daath Shadow is a black and death metal band from Groningen, Netherlands, formed in 2015. The project merges black metal's atmosphere with death metal's aggression from northern Netherlands.
DCLXVI plays avant-garde black metal from Moscow, formed in 2022 and whose Roman-numeral name spells out 666 — the Number of the Beast. Their avant-garde approach pushes black metal's boundaries through unconventional compositions that refuse to follow established templates.
De Gevreesde Ziekte is a black metal act from Eindhoven whose Dutch name translates to "The Dreaded Disease," channeling pestilence and plague imagery through raw, atmospheric black metal. Founded in 2020, they add a distinctly Dutch-language voice to the European black metal underground.
De Halve Maan is a solo black metal project from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, created by multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Igor Goularth in 2022. The project plays oldschool black metal with lyrical themes centered on the depletion of natural resources, anti-consumerism, starvation, and misery. Releases include the split "Fig. MMXXII" (2022) with Finnish band Haruspex Ritual and the two-track EP "Remnants of Human Action" (2023), both produced and recorded by Goularth himself.
De Profundis is a melodic black metal band from Paris, France, active since 2007. Named after Oscar Wilde's prison letter, they deliver melodic black metal from the French capital.
De Profvndis Clamavi is a black metal project from Bologna, Italy, formed in 2012. The project's name, drawn from the Latin psalm of despair, reflects its dark and intense black metal approach.
De Som Skjelver is a black metal band from Northern Bavaria, Germany, emerging in 2025. They deliver raw, atmospheric black metal from the German underground.
De Souffre et Douleurs is a black/thrash metal band from Avignon, France, formed in 2020. Their name meaning 'of sulfur and sorrows,' they play extreme metal from Provence.
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