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Demora is a gothic metal band from Hedemora, Sweden, formed in 2023. The project crafts dark gothic metal from the Dalarna region.
Denia is a gothic metal band from Jaén, Spain, active since 2009. They deliver dark gothic metal from the olive-rich Andalusian highlands.
Denigrate is a band from Tuusula, Finland, formed in 2015, whose sound evolved from gothic metal into progressive/doom metal and rock. Their artistic evolution spans multiple genres while maintaining a dark aesthetic.
Denun is a gothic/doom metal band from Santiago, Chile, founded in 2001 by guitarist Claudio Molina and vocalist Paula Vilches, whose name derives from the Mapudungun phrase meaning "to do justice." The band released their debut album "Toluken" in 2005, appeared on Chilean metal compilations including "From The Land That God Forgot" (2006), and returned with their second full-length "Uroboros" in 2021. Their sound blends atmospheric doom with symphonic arrangements and female vocals sung in Spanish.
Derisum is a black, doom, and gothic metal band from Warsaw, Poland, formed in 2014. The project weaves gothic atmospheres into a blackened doom metal framework.
Derrame plays gothic metal from Loures near Lisbon, active since 2014 and whose Portuguese name — meaning "spill" or "hemorrhage" — suggests an emotional outpouring channeled through dark, atmospheric compositions. Their sound blends gothic metal's dramatic romanticism with visceral emotional intensity.
Desalento is a gothic metal band from João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil, whose name translates to "Discouragement" in Portuguese. The band originally formed in 2001 and was active through 2008 before resuming activity, exploring lyrical themes of deception and anger in the gothic metal tradition.
Kansas City's Descension have been weaving together gothic, black, and death metal since 2012, creating a dense, atmospheric sound that draws equally from melodic darkness and aggressive extremity. The combination gives their music a brooding cinematic quality uncommon in the Missouri underground.
Woodstock, Connecticut's Desiderium have been working the thrash and groove metal intersection since 2011, delivering driving, kinetic riffwork that draws from both the technical precision of thrash and the body-moving punch of groove. The rural Connecticut setting gives their heaviness a certain unglamorous directness.
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