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A gothic doom metal band from Graz, Austria, whose debut self-titled EP (2025) spans five tracks and 25 minutes of low-tuned, oppressive riffing and keyboard atmosphere situated between classic doom and Gothic metal. The release includes a cover of Type O Negative's 'Love You To Death' and conceptually explores themes of excessive pride, power, and inevitable decline.
DOL is a gothic metal/rock band from Hämeenlinna, Finland, formed in 2017. They play dark gothic metal and rock from central Finland.
Dominia plays melodic death/gothic metal from Saint Petersburg, active since 2005 and among the city's most established extreme metal acts. Their two decades of output blend Gothenburg-style melodeath with dark, romantic gothic atmosphere from Russia's cultural capital.
Doomknarr is a funeral doom and gothic metal band from Poland, formed in 2025. The project crafts glacially slow and emotionally devastating doom metal.
Douce Morphine is a gothic/doom metal band from Tours, France, active since 2004. Their name meaning 'sweet morphine,' they deliver narcotic gothic doom from the Loire Valley.
Down Below is a band from Dessau-Roßlau, Germany, formed in 2016, whose sound evolved from gothic metal and rock into gothic rock and pop. Their artistic evolution traces a path from heavy gothic metal toward darker, more accessible sounds.
Dragoria is a black and gothic metal band from Wroclaw, Poland. The project weaves gothic atmospheres into a black metal framework from the Lower Silesian capital.
Drakma is a melodic death/gothic metal band from Murcia, Spain, active since 2007. They blend melodic death metal with gothic grandeur from southeastern Spain.
Drama is a gothic metal duo from Pineda de Mar on the Catalan coast, active since 2016 and crafting darkly emotional compositions with the economy of a two-person project. Their name's theatrical simplicity suits music that prioritizes emotional intensity over sonic excess.
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