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Dolorian is a black/doom metal and ritual ambient band from Oulu, Finland, active since 2019. They create hypnotic, ritualistic soundscapes merging black metal, doom, and ambient.
Doloris Lacrima is a depressive black metal project from Cologne formed in 2024, whose Latin name — "tear of sorrow" — perfectly encapsulates the genre's core emotional vocabulary. Their music trades in the slow, anguished melancholy that defines DSBM at its most cathartic.
Dolour is a five-piece sludge metal band from Edinburgh, featuring Gregor on vocals, dual guitarists Mal and Garth, bassist Ian, and drummer Choo. For fans of Eyehategod and Iron Monkey, the band pair blackened vocals with twin down-tuned riffing and low-end groove, as heard on their 2017 double A-side Crossing the Devine / Penitence.
Dom Lodo is a stoner/doom metal trio from Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, formed in May 2017 from the remnants of the band Electric Mooker. The group, featuring Anderson Moss on vocals and bass, Peter Vitus on guitar, and AD Luna on drums, released the single and EP "The Bastard" in late 2017, drawing on sludge, proto-metal, and doom influences.
Dom Zly is a black metal and crust punk band from Pulawy, Poland, formed in 2017. The project's Polish name, meaning 'Evil House,' reflects its dark fusion of black metal and crust punk.
Domain of Decay is a melodic death metal/deathcore band from Kiel, Germany, active since 2013. They merge melodic death metal's hooks with deathcore's devastating breakdowns.
Domains is a death metal band from Benetússer, Spain, active since 2009. They explore dark domains through crushing death metal from the Valencian area.
Domains Tenebrarum is an atmospheric black metal band from Curicó in the Maule region of Chile, active since 2021. The project operates as an independent act within Chile's underground black metal scene.
Domdaniel plays black metal from Romania, active since 1999 and named after the legendary underwater academy of black magic. Over a quarter century they've maintained a commitment to occult-themed black metal rooted in the esoteric and supernatural.
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