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Dimscûa is a post-metal and atmospheric sludge band from Berkshire, England, whose name is roughly pronounced like "dim skewer." Their release Dust Eater showcases dense, layered post-metal textures drawn from the heavier end of the atmospheric sludge spectrum.
Dios Serpiente is an industrial drone, doom, and post-metal project from Buenos Aires that released its debut album Fuego Austral in July 2023 through Venado Records, a seven-track record running just over 37 minutes. The band followed it with Duelo de Gigantes in 2024 via South American Sludge Records, cementing their presence in Argentina's heavy underground scene.
Disataraxy is a post-metal and sludge metal band from Saint Petersburg, Russia, formed in 2020. The project crafts atmospheric post-metal with sludge metal weight.
Discult is a post-metal and sludge metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in 2021. The project crafts atmospheric post-metal with sludge weight.
Dispar is a one-person atmospheric black/post-metal project from Parobé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, formed in 2022 and signed to Dutch label Flowing Downward. The project blends melancholic post-black metal and blackgaze textures, layering high-pitched black metal screams and clean vocals over synth-washed, melodic guitar work. Their debut full-length Autumn Ends was released in October 2023 and explores themes of depression, loss, and longing.
Dissenting Minds is an atmospheric black and post-metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2019 by George Triantafyllidis (ex-Revolted Masses), Spyros Vasilakis (Fallen Arise, Lycans), and Anastasis Katsos (Lycans). Their 2021 debut concept album Fly in the Face of God delivers eight tracks of heavy black metal infused with death and post-metal elements, released in a limited digipack edition of 250 copies.
Djevelskap plays blackened death/post-metal from Oslo, formed in 2024 and whose Norwegian name — "devilry" — frames their multi-genre hybrid as an act of diabolical creativity. Their fusion of blackened death metal with post-metal's atmospheric expansiveness creates a distinctive, cinematic sound.
Dogs is a sludge/post-metal band from Germany, active since 2013. They create vast, heavy soundscapes that merge sludge's weight with post-metal's atmosphere.
Doomerion plays sludge/post-metal from Saint Petersburg, formed in 2024 and building atmospheric, heavy compositions from Russia's Baltic-facing cultural hub. Their name channels doom's weight through a Tolkienesque suffix suggesting ancient, epic dimensions.
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