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Dereallization is a depressive black metal project from Minas Gerais, Brazil, formed in 2021 and active in the Brazilian DSBM underground. The project explores themes of depression, drug abuse, and mental disorders, and appeared on the 2021 national DSBM compilation Coletânea de DSBM Nacional — I (Recanto da Dor).
Desgraça is a depressive black metal project from Osasco, São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2017 and active in the Brazilian DSBM underground. The band's lyrical themes center on affliction, depression, and suicide, placing them firmly within the depressive suicidal black metal tradition. They have released material independently, including recordings available on their Bandcamp page.
Drowning in Sorrow is a depressive black metal project from Minas Gerais, Brazil, formed in 2014. The duo consists of Azi-Dahak on vocals, drum programming, and lyrics, and P.A.I.N on guitars, blending the raw minimalism of DSBM with a distinctly Brazilian underground aesthetic.
Ecos Póstumos is a one-man depressive black metal project from Arapongas, Paraná, Brazil, created by Renato Nascimento in 2017. The project released two EPs and a demo in its first year before issuing the debut full-length "Escombros" in 2018, with lyrics rooted in themes of depression, mental struggle, and suicide awareness tied to Brazil's Setembro Amarelo campaign.
Endless Solitude is a depressive black metal project from Macapá, Amapá, Brazil, active since 2004 and associated with the Depressive Illusions Records underground label. The project has released recordings including "Manes in Tenebris" and "Awakening of a Despair", exploring themes of depression and desolation in the raw black metal tradition.
Ensimesmamento is a depressive/atmospheric black metal project from Brazil formed in 2019 by Astratta and Reverand Despair, both veterans of the Brazilian DSBM scene. The project released the EP "Notívago" in September 2019 and contributed a track to the DSBM Brazil Vol. I compilation the same year.
Entardecer is a solo atmospheric and depressive black metal project from Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, founded in 2017 by the artist known as Astratta. The project has released several EPs including "Lethargy" (2018) and "Fomalhaut" (2019), and contributed to the DSBM Brazil Vol. I compilation.
Etherbind is a depressive black metal band from Bogotá, Colombia, formed in 2025 and signed to Black Stars Productions. The band released their debut full-length "Dissociation Ritual" in July 2025, a six-track album exploring radical nihilism, isolation, and the collapse of self through a depressive black metal lens. Their lyrical themes center on nihilism, blasphemy, misanthropy, and madness.
Foranguish is a depressive black metal (DSBM) project from Ceará, Brazil, formed in 2024. The band's debut album The Pain of Isolation, released on January 23, 2024, is a seven-track, 42-minute record featuring raw, somber riffs and screamed vocals typical of the DSBM style, with keyboards adding atmospheric texture on the final tracks. The album received attention from underground DSBM communities and is available on both Bandcamp and Spotify.
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