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Atmospheric depressive black metal project from Jyvaskyla, Finland, emerging in 2024 with a sound steeped in melancholy and despair. Their Finnish name and atmospheric approach reflect the introspective darkness of the DSBM tradition.
One-man depressive black metal project by C.K. from Saalfeld, Germany, blending atmospheric black metal with DSBM and doom elements since 2017. A prolific output spanning releases like Grauen, Wiederauferstehung, and Eiseskalte showcases increasingly refined atmospheric darkness across extended compositions.
Depressive black metal project from Madrid, Spain, exploring themes of isolation and despair since 2019. Their sound channels the DSBM tradition of anguished vocals, repetitive tremolo passages, and suffocating atmosphere.
Untold Grief is a one-man depressive black metal project from Ulyanovsk, Russia, active since 2011 and focused on experimenting with the foundations of depressive suicidal black metal. The project's five releases include the Existential series and X Years of Climbing Up the Moebius Ladder, performed live with session musicians.
USUA is a depressive suicidal black metal solo project from Balikesir, Turkey, created by multi-instrumentalist Putscythe, whose project name stands for 'Until Suicide's Usefulness Ascends.' The project delivers DSBM through releases including the self-titled album and i will never forget.
Post and atmospheric black metal studio project split between Darmstadt and Nuremberg, Germany, operating as a home recording endeavor. Their 2026 self-titled debut spans eight tracks and 46 minutes of atmospheric black metal featuring lyrics in both German and English.
Utburd is a one-man atmospheric/depressive black metal project from Olenegorsk on Russia's Kola Peninsula, led by Vitaly 'Tuor' Goryunov since 2014. The project's four releases, including The Horrors Untold on Satanath Records and Story of Frozen Souls, draw atmospheric power from the extreme northern location.
Depressive black metal project from Oslo, Norway, active since 2017 and whose name translates to 'without hope.' Their DSBM sound channels the genre's characteristic despair and emotional devastation.
Salt Lake City's Utter Blackness began in 2013 as a depressive black metal project before evolving toward a more straightforward black metal approach — a natural progression from the genre's most inward-facing extreme toward something more confrontational. Either way, the bleakness is non-negotiable.
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