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Dormonokt plays black metal from Matosinhos near Porto, active since 2017 and channeling nocturnal themes through atmospheric compositions. Their name's evocation of sleeping through the night adds a dreamlike, somnambulant quality to their black metal.
Dorn is a black/doom metal band from Frankfurt an der Oder, Germany, formed in 2018. They entwine black metal's cold fury with doom's suffocating weight.
Dornen is a black/sludge metal project from Baden-Württemberg formed in 2022, whose German name — meaning "thorns" — captures the piercing, abrasive character of their hybrid sound. Their fusion of black metal's tremolo intensity with sludge metal's crushing low-end creates a uniquely punishing sonic texture.
Dornenbahn is a Zurich-based black metal project whose German name — meaning "path of thorns" — signals the painful, austere character of their music. Founded in 2026, they represent the newest wave of Swiss black metal emerging from the country's largest city.
A melodic black metal band from Tyrol, Austria, formed in 1996 by members who would also be known for their work in Summoning-adjacent circles, signed to Prophecy Productions. Their third album 'Her Von Welken Nächten' became a reference work in German-language metal, and their extensive discography traces an evolution from symphonic black metal through acoustic folk approaches, with lyrics drawing on Romantic poetry and nature mysticism.
Doro is a heavy metal act from Düsseldorf, Germany, active since 2015. They carry the torch of classic German heavy metal.
Dorothy are a Los Angeles hard rock band fronted by vocalist and songwriter Dorothy Martin, whose voice gives the project its mix of grit, soul, and arena-sized force. Emerging in the mid-2010s, the band drew attention with a self-titled EP and the full-length ROCKISDEAD, which framed Martin's vocals inside bluesy riffs, swaggering rhythms, and modern rock production. 28 Days in the Valley, Gifts from the Holy Ghost, and later work broadened the emotional range, adding gospel, Southern rock, spiritual themes, and a stronger sense of personal recovery without abandoning the heavy guitar foundation. Dorothy fit hard-rock scope through blues rock riffing, big vocals, and a touring presence connected to contemporary mainstream rock and metal audiences. The songs are built around impact: stomps, claps, riffs, and choruses that leave room for Martin to push from smoky restraint to full-throated release. What separates Dorothy from simple retro rock is the emotional center. The music can be glamorous and polished, but it is strongest when faith, survival, heartbreak, and defiance all move through the same loud, blues-rooted frame.
Dorris.De is a heavy/thrash metal band with hardcore influences from Frankfurt (Oder) on the Polish border, active since 2010. Their unusual name — complete with internet domain suffix — pairs oddly with a sound rooted in aggressive, no-frills thrash that draws energy from the hardcore scene.
Dorthia Cottrell is a Richmond, Virginia singer-songwriter best known as the lead vocalist of doom metal band Windhand. Her solo work, begun with a self-titled debut in 2015 on Forcefield Records, channels Appalachian folk, gothic atmosphere, and sparse acoustic arrangements. Her second solo album Death Folk Country (2023) on Relapse Records was shortlisted for the Newlin Music Prize and further established her as a distinctive voice at the intersection of folk and extreme metal.
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