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Drowning in Sorrow is a depressive black metal project from Minas Gerais, Brazil, formed in 2014. The duo consists of Azi-Dahak on vocals, drum programming, and lyrics, and P.A.I.N on guitars, blending the raw minimalism of DSBM with a distinctly Brazilian underground aesthetic.
Dwell in Solitude is a depressive black metal project from Italy, formed in 2019. The project channels anguished and isolationist black metal steeped in despair.
Dyderung is a depressive black metal project from Canterbury, England, formed in 2020 and formerly known as Led by Delusions. Their releases include the I Cannot Awaken demo, a 2020 split with Psuchagogoi titled The Last Dawn, Natural Decay, and False Awakening.
Dying Raven is a depressive black metal band from Chisinau, Moldova, formed in 2021. The project delivers anguished and sorrowful black metal from the Moldovan underground.
Dysfori is a depressive black metal band from Kristianstad, Sweden, formed in 2015. The project delivers anguished black metal from the Skane region.
Chicago-based depressive black metal project formed in 2019, Dysphoric Entity channels the DSBM tradition's hallmark qualities — bleak atmosphere, anguished vocal delivery, and lo-fi rawness — through a distinctly urban lens. The project is a solitary, introspective exercise in despondency.
Dysphrenia is a depressive black metal band from Turkey, formed in 2025. The project delivers anguished black metal.
Dyspne is a depressive black metal band from Sweden, formed in 2010. The project delivers anguished and sorrowful black metal.
Dysthymian is a depressive black metal band from Sweden, formed in 2025. The project channels anguished black metal.
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