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Death Atlas (2019)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Summerville, South Carolina's David Benson explores the slower, heavier side of metal through doom-inflected compositions that carry the weight and heat of the lowcountry, active since 2014 as a one-man heavy metal operation.
Dawn of Anguish is a doom metal band from Mosta, Malta, formed in 2013. The project delivers crushing doom metal from the Mediterranean island nation.
Asbury Park, New Jersey's Dawn of Dreams have been refining their take on melodic death metal since 1996, making them one of the longer-tenured acts in a genre that rarely rewards patience. Their longevity speaks to a genuine commitment to melody laid over genuine heaviness.
New England's Dawn of Infidel channel the region's long winters into dense, suffocating doom metal that moves at glacier pace and weighs accordingly. Founded in 2018, their sound draws on the unhurried, crushing tradition of the genre without apology.
Dawn of Winter is a doom metal band from the Ludwigsburg/Remseck area of Germany, formed in 2020. They craft slow, monumental doom with crushing weight and somber atmosphere.
Memphis, Tennessee's Dawn Patrol came out swinging in 2022 with meat-and-potatoes thrash metal that owes more to the genre's mid-80s Bay Area peak than to any modern revision. In a city known for blues and soul, they've carved out a sweaty, moshing counterpoint.
Kansas City's Dawncrusher haul through sludge and doom metal with the kind of grimy, midwest-bred weight that sounds like it was mixed in a flood-prone basement. Formed in 2020, they carry the torch of slow, miserable heaviness with evident devotion to the cause.
San Jose's Dawning merge progressive metal's structural ambition with the bleakness of black and doom metal, resulting in music that shifts between introspection and devastation. Active since 2022, the band approaches the Bay Area's heavy scene from an angle all their own.
Oakland's Daxma deal in the slow, monolithic end of doom and post-metal — long songs, suffocating atmosphere, and a sound that values endurance over efficiency. Since 2016, they've quietly built a catalog that rewards the kind of deep listening their music demands.
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