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Dark Slumber is a black/death metal band from the Barra Mansa and Volta Redonda area of Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, formed by musicians who had previously played in bands such as Abominor and Trevas. Their sound draws on the Greek black metal tradition, blending dark, atmospheric guitar work with guttural vocals. The band released the demo "Qliphotic Black Dimensions" in 2013, followed by the full-length "Dead Inside" in 2015.
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 Templar was a blackened gothic metal band from Viña del Mar, Chile, whose lineup included members also active in other regional metal acts such as Codex Gigas, Infernal Thorns, and Marchafunebre. The band released the studio album 'Ouroboros' in 2006, with lyrical themes exploring darkness and a name drawn from Blizzard Entertainment's Starcraft universe, before eventually splitting up.
Dark Tower is a black/death metal band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, formed in 2006 and signed to Eternal Hatred Records. The band released the album "Eight Spears" in 2016 through Lab6 Records, recorded and mixed at AM Studio in Rio de Janeiro. They followed it with "Obedientia," a joint release by Extreme Sound Records, Electric Funeral Records, and Native Blood Produções.
Dark Triumph is a symphonic black metal band from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, formed in 2022 and operating as an unsigned independent act. The band's lyrical themes revolve around agony, darkness, and death. They released their debut album "Black Chaos Legion" in January 2022, with a remastered edition issued in January 2024, featuring eight tracks that blend orchestral arrangements with black metal aggression.
Dark War was a black metal band from Itabuna, Bahia, Brazil, whose lyrical themes encompassed anti-Christianity, hate, and death. The band operated as an unsigned independent act and has since split up. They are catalogued in the Encyclopaedia Metallum under ID 78068.
Dark Warrior is a thrash metal band from Buenos Aires, Argentina, formed in 2014, featuring vocalist and guitarist Ivan DW alongside guitarist Adrian Scoppe. The band released their debut album "The End of Peace" in 2015 and followed it nearly a decade later with "Sick World" in 2024.
Dark Whisper was a heavy metal band from Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil. The band's lyrical themes focused on warfare and death, and they operated as an unsigned independent act. They are listed in the Encyclopaedia Metallum and have since split up.
Dark Wisdom is a black metal band from Bogotá, Colombia, formed in 2007 under the name Dark Wisdom Horde. Operating under the banner of Chivo Negro Productions and exploring themes of war, demons, and paganism, they have released multiple full-lengths including "Blood of Heroes" (2012), "Hymns of Death and Delightful Histories of Hate" (2019), and "The Endless Darkness of the Cosmos" (2023).
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