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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Divine Apostle of the Wolven Church is a raw black metal project from Czech Republic, emerging in 2023. Their self-titled debut features six sermons of lo-fi black metal fury, credited to the mysterious St. Mez the First of the Catholicos of the Great House of Bolatice.
Division Barbelé is a raw black metal band from France, formed in 2024. They deliver barbed-wire raw black metal.
Dodmorke plays raw black metal and punk from Mikhaylovsk in Stavropol Krai, active since 2020. Their fusion of lo-fi black metal with punk's directness creates a volatile, unpolished sound from Russia's southern steppes.
Doedsjarl plays raw black metal from Mikhaylovsk in Stavropol Krai, formed in 2022 and whose Norse-styled name — meaning "death earl" — channels Nordic black metal aesthetics through a southern Russian lens. Their lo-fi approach strips the genre to its most essential, abrasive elements.
Dogman is a one-person raw black metal project from Sarajevo, fronted by the sole member known as Gustavo — the Dogman of Sarajevo — who handles all instruments and vocals. Releases including the 2021 EP ...of Sovereign Blood & Lycanthropic Pride and the 2022 album Alcoholic Fury & Madness (Total Death) indulge themes of bestiality, alcoholism, and insanity through deliberately primitive sound design.
Doom Cult Commando is a German raw black metal project formed in 2025, whose militant name suggests an aggressive, underground approach to the genre. Their sound channels the lo-fi, uncompromising spirit of raw black metal's most dedicated practitioners.
Draakanaon is a raw black metal band from Chalon-sur-Saône, France, active since 2004. With two decades of activity, they are established practitioners of raw Burgundian black metal.
Dracispex is a raw black metal band from Oslo, Norway, formed in 2023. The project channels lo-fi, uncompromising raw black metal from the Norwegian capital.
Drahg is a raw black metal and punk band from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, formed in 2020. The band released a self-titled debut in 2020, recorded live at Belt Drive Studio in Belo Horizonte, and is associated with the Cianeto Discos label.
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