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Dusk Lurker is a black metal and dungeon synth project from England, active since 2020. Their prolific output includes Heretic (2020), Whispers from the Blood Moon, The Third Flame, Solace in Sorrow, and the 2026 release Celestial Fantasies in the Mind of a Lunatic, with physical editions on cassette and CD.
Founded in Santa Cruz, California in 2014, Dusk Meridian blends orchestral grandeur with heavy metal's structural muscle, crafting the kind of sweeping, cinematic symphonic metal that bridges the gap between classical composition and guitar-driven heaviness.
Dusk of Eternity is a black, death, and doom metal band from Zhytomyr, Ukraine, formed in 2013. The project merges three pillars of extreme metal darkness.
Dusk Within is a melodic death metal band from Bratislava, Slovakia, formed in 2022. The project channels emotionally charged melodic death metal from the Slovak capital.
Duskburn is a metal band from Zagreb, Croatia, that evolved from death metal beginnings into sludge and doom metal territory. The band's stylistic shift reflects a deepening exploration of heavy, slow-burning extremity.
Duskmachine is a speed/thrash metal band from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2019. They deliver blistering speed and thrash metal from the German capital.
DuskSlaughter is a melodic black metal band from Manchester, England, formed in 2025. The band blend the atmospheric melodies of melodic black metal with raw, aggressive intensity.
Duskwalker are a death/thrash metal band from Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, formed in 2015 under the name The Offering before rebranding in 2018. The band blends traditional heavy metal with death metal, atmospheric passages, and face-melting guitar work, earning Canadian Niagara Music Awards for Best Metal Group in both 2019 and 2020. Their 2024 album Underground Forever, released on Black Lion Records, represents the fullest expression of their thrash and death metal synthesis.
Duskwood is a four-piece desert and stoner rock band from Yeovil, Somerset, signed to Ripple Music. Their conceptual "Nomad Saga" trilogy comprises The Long Dark, The Lost Tales, and The Last Voyage (2023), the latter recorded at Ranch Production House and mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege.
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