Depressive Black Metal

Depressive black metal, often abbreviated as DSBM, is a subgenre of black metal characterized by its raw, atmospheric soundscapes and an overarching sense of melancholy and despair. The music typically combines the traditional aggression and fast-paced tremolo picking of black metal with more introspective and sorrowful melodies. Lyrical themes delve into personal anguish, existential dread, self-harm, and a pervasive sense of hopelessness, aiming to evoke an emotional experience of suffering. Vocals often alternate between tormented shrieks and desolate, sometimes whispered, clean singing. The production may be lo-fi, enhancing the music's cold and desolate atmosphere. Bands associated with the genre are known for their emotive and immersive performances, crafting aurally oppressive environments that reflect the deepest recesses of human despair.

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8belial
Afraid of Destiny
Akitsa
Angustifolia
Apati
Austere
Autumn Nostalgie
Beyond Melancholy
Black Winter
Bonjour Tristesse
Bäcksvart
Claws of Moriis
Csejthe
Dantalion
Deadlife
Drudkh
Dëgénéréscence
Elysian Blaze
Endlife
Entardecer
Eufori
Exiled from Light
Eyelessight
Feigur
Felvum
Fentanil
Fester Witch
Forgotten Ruin
From The Sunset, Forest & Grief
Germ
Helbrede
Hikan
Hopeless
Hypothermia
I Shalt Become
I'm in a Coffin
Ifernach
L'homme Absurde
Lifeless
Make A Change... Kill Yourself
Mantiel
My Useless Life
Mäleficentt
Necrodios
Nocturnal Depression
Nocturnal Wrath
Noirgale
None
Nordicwinter
Opiated Devilsperm
Photophobia
Potemtum and Solitude
Rökkva
SILENZER
SecretiveSuicide
Silent Funeral
Sorrowful Life
Striborg
TanatosLakactus
Tardigrada
Thy Light
Till
Unguilty
Wedard
Wolvencrown
Woods of Desolation
Ангел
SecretiveSuicide
8belial
Drudkh
Nocturnal Depression
Apati
None
My Useless Life
Thy Light
Hopeless
Tardigrada
Austere
Lifeless
Woods of Desolation
Deadlife
Hypothermia
Fester Witch
Beyond Melancholy
I'm in a Coffin
Germ
Nordicwinter
I Shalt Become
Autumn Nostalgie
Forgotten Ruin
Ifernach
SILENZER
Till
Wedard
Opiated Devilsperm
Exiled from Light
Striborg
Make A Change... Kill Yourself
Mäleficentt
Feigur
Bonjour Tristesse
Akitsa
Eufori
Photophobia
Black Winter
Dëgénéréscence
Csejthe
Fentanil
Sorrowful Life
Afraid of Destiny
Felvum
TanatosLakactus
Hikan
Elysian Blaze
Ангел
Wolvencrown
Mantiel
Noirgale
Angustifolia
From The Sunset, Forest & Grief
Entardecer
Endlife
Potemtum and Solitude
Unguilty
Eyelessight
Claws of Moriis
Dantalion
L'homme Absurde
Helbrede
Bäcksvart
Rökkva
Silent Funeral
Nocturnal Wrath
Necrodios