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Dopemachine

Saint Petersburg, RU · 2015–present · active
Dopemachine plays sludge/drone/post-metal from Saint Petersburg, active since 2015 and constructing massive, sustained sonic architectures from three of metal's heaviest subgenres. Their narcotic-apparatus name suits music designed to overwhelm and sedate through sheer tonal weight.
Drone MetalPost-MetalSludge Metal

Doppälgängär

Eskilstuna, SE · 2013–present · active
Doppalganger is a post-metal band from Eskilstuna, Sweden, formed in 2013. The project crafts atmospheric post-metal landscapes.
Post-Metal

Down the Abyss

Saxony, DE · 2015–present · active
Down the Abyss is a doom/post-metal band from Saxony, Germany, formed in 2015. They explore the depths of heavy, atmospheric doom intertwined with post-metal's expansiveness.
Doom MetalPost-Metal

Down to Dust

Liège, BE · 2020–present · active
A post-metal and black metal trio from Liège formed in 2020 by members of Sonny's Heels and Face The Truth, Down to Dust blend noise-rock, hardcore, and blackened atmospherics into a sound ranging from Portrayal of Guilt intensity to Deafheaven sweep. Their 2022 EP No Room for Your Kind was produced by Tim de Gieter (Amenra), and subsequent releases Des Visages Meurtris (2023) and Cette Âme en Peine (2024) cement their position as one of Wallonia's most active experimental metal acts.
Black MetalPost-Metal

Downhill

Minsk, BY · 2001–present · active
Downhill is a post-metal and sludge metal band from Minsk, Belarus, one of the country's longest-running heavy acts with roots stretching back to 2001. Their approach layers crushing sludge riffs with the expansive dynamics and atmospheric build-ups characteristic of post-metal.
Post-MetalSludge Metal

Dragunov

Paris, FR · 2015–present · active
Dragunov is a post-metal band from Paris, France, formed in 2015. Named after the sniper rifle, they deliver precision post-metal from the French capital.
Post-Metal

Draxhan

Bordeaux, FR · 2023–present · active
Draxhan is a progressive/post-metal band from Bordeaux, France, formed in 2023. They explore progressive and post-metal territories from southwestern France.
Post-MetalProgressive Metal

Dreare

Hostivice, CZ · 2015–present · active
Dreare is an instrumental three-piece from Hostivice, Czech Republic, originally formed in 2008 and operating under the Dreare name since 2011. Their heavy drone and post-progressive sound features riffy, repetitive melodies layered with synths and noise, explored across albums like "Foregone" and "Portaali."
Drone MetalPost-MetalProgressive Metal

Dröpdnö

Tallinn, EE · 2018–present · active
Dröpdnö is a doom/post-metal band from Tallinn, Estonia, formed in 2018. They deliver crushing doom and post-metal from the Estonian capital.
Doom MetalPost-Metal

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