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Dawns Revival is a Swiss melodic black-death metal project inspired by the cold, atmospheric spirit of 1990s Scandinavian extremity. Starting as a one-man effort by S.B. in 2017 and now featuring vocalist P.L., the duo has released four albums including the 2025 full-length 'Luminous Skies.'
Dawnstar is a black metal band from Germany, active since 2002. As one of the longer-running acts in the German black metal underground, they have spent over two decades refining their dark craft.
Day of the Beast is a black metal act from Dunkirk on France's northern coast, active since 2008 and channeling apocalyptic themes through atmospheric, tremolo-driven compositions. Their biblical name references the prophesied end times that fuel their nearly two decades of dark artistry.
Daydream Flights plays post-black metal from Syktyvkar, the capital of the Komi Republic in Russia's sub-Arctic north, active since 2019. Their dreamlike name captures the atmospheric, transcendent quality of post-black metal created under the long darkness of boreal winters.
North Carolina's Dayfog pursue raw black metal in its most spartan, uncompromising form — primitive production, relentless hostility, and zero interest in accessibility. Active since 2020, they operate on the fringes by design, making music that functions more as atmosphere than entertainment.
Blasphemous Atmospheric Black Metal from Austin.
Days ov Yore is a melodic black metal band from Finland, emerging in 2026. They channel ancient times through melodic black metal.
Daysidied is a black metal project from Parma, active since 2020 and channeling raw, uncompromising black metal from the heart of Emilia-Romagna. Their output strips the genre to its essentials: tremolo picking, blast beats, and an atmosphere drenched in nihilistic intensity.
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.
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