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Pensacola's Dark Star Coven channels the filth and fury of sludge and crust punk into something mean and swamp-soaked, with a loose, punk-inflected heaviness that has been rattling Florida's panhandle since 2017.
Dark Steele hammers out death and groove metal from Torremaggiore in Puglia, combining low-tuned death metal heaviness with the rhythmic swagger of groove metal. Their sound is built on punishing mid-tempo riffs and a thick, muscular guitar tone.
Dark Stone plays black metal from Lipetsk in the Central Black Earth region, active since 2015. Their elemental name channels the unyielding hardness of stone into atmospheric black metal compositions from Russia's agricultural heartland.
Dark Stronghold is a melodic black metal band from Kyiv, Ukraine, formed in 2023. The project channels atmospheric melodic black metal from the Ukrainian capital.
Dark Sun Rising is a progressive metal band from Eindhoven, Netherlands, formed in 2012. The project explores complex progressive metal compositions from the Dutch technology hub.
Dark Suns is a progressive metal band from Leipzig, Germany, active since 2005, signed to Prophecy Productions. Originally rooted in doom metal, they evolved into an experimental force spanning krautrock, psychedelia, and progressive alternative, with diversity as a core principle across albums like "Orange" and "Grave Human Genuine."
Dark Supremacy is a black metal band from João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil, active since the mid-2010s and operating as an independent act. The band's lyrical themes center on death, darkness, Satanism, and anti-Christianity. Their debut album "In the Cold Winter of Nowhere" was released in November 2015 and is available on Bandcamp.
Dark Swan is a progressive and heavy metal act from Varese in Lombardy, merging the complexity of progressive songwriting with the power and directness of traditional heavy metal. Their material navigates between technical passages and anthemic choruses with a deft compositional hand.
Dark Symphony is a melodic black metal band from Hitchin, England, active since 2012. They conduct symphonic darkness through melodic black metal.
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