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Dark Malediction is a black metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, that originated as a solo project in 2007 before becoming a full live ensemble around 2016–2017. The band pursues themes of anti-Christianity, extinction, anti-humanism, and war, drawing from the raw South American black metal tradition. Their releases include "Infernal Blitzkrieg" and "The Fall of Christianity."
Dark Mass is a progressive metal band from Sievierodonetsk, Ukraine, formed in 2015. The project explores complex progressive metal from the Luhansk region.
Dark Master is a death/thrash metal band from the canton of Schwyz, active since 2011 and channeling the aggressive energy of both genres from the mountainous heart of central Switzerland. Their music trades in dark, riff-forward compositions that favor intensity over subtlety.
Dark Matter is a doom metal band from Diss, England, active since 2010. They deliver dense, gravitational doom from the Norfolk countryside.
Dark Matter Annihilation is a black metal band from Rotterdam, Netherlands, formed in 2018. The project channels atmospheric black metal from the Dutch port city's underground.
Dark Matter Secret plays progressive death metal from Moscow, active since 2015 and treating the invisible mass that holds the universe together as a metaphor for the hidden complexity in their compositions. Their cosmological name suits music that explores the unseen structures underlying extreme metal.
Dark Matter Transfer is a groove metal band from Southend-on-Sea, England, formed in 2016. They deliver heavy grooves from the Essex coast.
Seattle's heavy metal landscape has room for introspection too — Dark Meditation formed in 2020 and bring a deliberate, riff-focused approach that rewards patience as much as headbanging.
Dark Memories is a thrash/melodic death metal band from Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2019. They forge dark, melodic metal from the Catalan capital.
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