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Dopethrone are a Montreal sludge metal band whose sound is filthy, slow-burning, and deliberately abrasive. Formed in 2008, the group developed a DIY identity rooted in stoner doom, sludge, and a grimy sense of humor, with albums such as Demonsmoke, Dark Foil, III, Hochelaga, Transcanadian Anger, and Broke Sabbath building a devoted following among listeners who like their heavy music raw rather than polished. Dopethrone fit metal scope directly through down-tuned riffs, crawling tempos, blown-out bass, harsh vocals, and the oppressive atmosphere of doom and sludge. Their songs often feel less like compositions arranged for radio than like fumes rising from a basement amplifier, but the band has a strong instinct for groove under the grime. The Montreal setting, especially the Hochelaga reference point, gives the music a local character: dirty, stubborn, and proudly outside clean mainstream rock manners. Dopethrone's appeal lies in commitment. They do not chase elegance or technical display. They make heavy music that sounds sticky, hostile, and physical, turning repetition and distortion into a kind of low-end punishment.
Dopewalker is a doom and stoner metal band from Kyiv, Ukraine, formed in 2024. The project delivers heavy doom and stoner riffs from the Ukrainian capital.
Doppelganger is a thrash metal band from Glasgow, Scotland, active since 2008. The band deliver straight-ahead thrash metal rooted in the aggressive riffing traditions of the genre.
Doppelgänger of Death is a raw black metal project from Czech Republic, active since 2011. Self-described as "raw epic black metal," they have released splits and a self-titled album exploring atmospheric darkness with lo-fi ferocity.
Doppalganger is a post-metal band from Eskilstuna, Sweden, formed in 2013. The project crafts atmospheric post-metal landscapes.
Doprdele plays brutal death metal and grindcore from Taganrog on the Sea of Azov, active since 2021. Their deliberately crude Russian name drives music that matches its vulgarity with extreme sonic violence.
Dor is a depressive/post-black/doom metal project from Barbadas in Galicia, formed in 2022 and whose name carries the weight of longing and sorrow in multiple Romance languages. Their multi-genre approach layers the despair of DSBM, the expansiveness of post-black metal, and the crushing weight of doom into a deeply melancholic whole.
Dor Feafaroth plays black metal from Vladivostok on Russia's Pacific coast, active since 2004 and among the easternmost black metal acts in Europe-adjacent Russia. Their Tolkien-derived Sindarin name speaks to the fantasy-influenced strain of black metal.
Dor Perpetua plays doom/death metal from Abrantes in central Portugal, formed in 2025 and whose Portuguese name — "perpetual pain" — captures the endlessness of the suffering channeled through their crushing compositions. Their doom/death fusion maximizes both genres' capacity for sustained anguish.
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