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Global Flatline (Bonus Track Edition) (2024)
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De Doorn (2022)
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Halo (2017)
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D.A.D. is a Czech metal band from Polna, formed in 2015 and fusing doom metal's crushing weight with gothic metal atmosphere and metalcore's rhythmic intensity. Their genre-blending approach creates a dark, emotionally charged sonic palette.
Daemoncula is a band from Munich, Germany, formed in 2023, blending doom metal and heavy metal with psychedelic rock elements. Their sound merges crushing heaviness with trippy, mind-expanding sonic exploration.
Daemonium Regni plays black/doom metal from Sweden, formed in 2026 and whose Latin name — "kingdom of demons" — promises compositions of regal darkness. Their fusion of black metal's atmosphere with doom's crushing weight creates an unholy sovereignty of sound.
Arlington, Texas's Daemora fuses doom metal's crushing, slow-burning weight with death metal's sepulchral menace, arriving at something that feels genuinely heavy rather than merely loud. Since 2017 they've carved a niche in the Metroplex's underground built on patience and density.
Daevar is a stoner/doom metal band from Cologne, Germany, formed in 2023. Their releases including "Sub Rosa" and "Amber Eyes" deliver thick, fuzz-laden riffs and hypnotic grooves.
Dagger Division is a black, death, and doom metal band from Carinthia, Austria, working at the intersection of all three genres in a single cohesive sound. Their one documented track, "Basilisk," points to a project rooted in the rawer traditions of underground European extreme metal.
Washington's Dagger Moon drags doom metal's funeral pace through crust punk's corroded, anarchic energy — the result is filthy, slow, and corrosive in equal measure. Since 2014 they've explored the intersection where outsider heaviness meets underground metal's dirtiest impulses.
Dagothar plays doom metal from Gothenburg, active since 2019 and delivering crushing compositions from the city that gave the world melodic death metal. Their fantasy name and doom-metal allegiance represent a deliberate departure from their hometown's melodeath legacy.
Portland's Dakessian drag sludge metal through the mud of traditional doom, building colossal walls of distortion and suffocating low-end weight. Since 2016, they've been one of the Pacific Northwest's most punishing purveyors of slow, crushing heaviness.
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