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Dawn of Oblivion is a gothic metal band from Helsingborg, Sweden, formed in 1997. One of Sweden's veteran gothic metal acts.
Fairfax, Virginia's Dawn of Sorrow trade in raw, unadorned black metal that strips the genre back to its coldest essentials. Active since 2019, they carry forward the grimness of the form without the trappings of theatricality.
San Francisco's Daywalker bring gothic metal's brooding romanticism to one of America's most atmospheric cities, building a sound steeped in dark drama and minor-key ache. Formed in 2019, they take full advantage of the Bay's fog and isolation, threading melancholy through every track.
Dead Emotions is a gothic/death metal band from the Freising/Munich area of Germany, formed in 2020. They blend death metal's aggression with gothic metal's dark elegance and melancholic moods.
Spokane, Washington's Dead Harvest have been cultivating gothic metal's moody grandeur since 2017, blending dark atmosphere with heavy instrumentation on the eastern edge of the Pacific Northwest. Their music feels autumnal in the best possible way.
Atlanta's Dead Rites blend gothic atmosphere with the weight of doom, constructing a sound that is mournful without being theatrical and heavy without sacrificing melody. Two decades into the Atlanta metal scene, they remain one of its more distinctive voices.
Dead Summer Society is a doom and gothic metal solo project by Emiliano Santoro from Campobasso, Italy, formed in 2015. The project explores subtle nostalgia and melancholy through post-black and doom metal atmospheres across albums like 'Decades' and 'Visions from a Thousand Lives.'
Dead Wish is a doom and gothic metal band from Ankara, Turkey, formed in 2007. The project crafts dark doom/gothic metal from the Turkish capital.
Deadly Moussaka is a gothic/doom metal band from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2020. They deliver slow, heavy doom with gothic atmospheres and a distinctive creative identity.
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