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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The Dark Enlightenment
Album - 7 Tracks - Released November 2, 2024

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8belial
Abruptum
Advent Sorrow
Afraid of Destiny
Akitsa
Angustifolia
Annorkoth
Apati
Austere
Autumn Nostalgie
Begotten
Beyond Melancholy
Black Winter
Bonjour Tristesse
Claws of Moriis
ColdWorld
Csejthe
Dantalion
Deadlife
Deadspace
Drowning the Light
Dëgénéréscence
Elysian Blaze
Endlife
Entardecer
Eufori
Exiled from Light
Eyelessight
Feigur
Felvum
Fentanil
Fester Witch
Forgotten Ruin
Forgotten Tomb
From The Sunset, Forest & Grief
Germ
Helbrede
Hikan
Hopeless
Hypothermia
I Shalt Become
I'm in a Coffin
Ifernach
Kanashimi
Krohm
Lifeless
Make A Change... Kill Yourself
Mantiel
My Useless Life
Mäleficentt
No Point in Living
Nocturnal Depression
Noirgale
None
Nordicwinter
Opiated Devilsperm
Photophobia
Potemtum and Solitude
SILENZER
Sacrimoon
SecretiveSuicide
Sorrowful Life
Striborg
Tardigrada
Thy Light
Till
Unguilty
Unhuman Disease
Vampirska
Wampyric Rites
Wedard
Woods of Desolation
Ангел
SecretiveSuicide
8belial
Nocturnal Depression
None
My Useless Life
Apati
Advent Sorrow
ColdWorld
Thy Light
Forgotten Tomb
Tardigrada
Hopeless
Drowning the Light
Austere
Lifeless
No Point in Living
Woods of Desolation
Hypothermia
Deadlife
Beyond Melancholy
Deadspace
Fester Witch
Abruptum
I'm in a Coffin
Germ
Nordicwinter
Sacrimoon
I Shalt Become
Ifernach
Till
Forgotten Ruin
SILENZER
Autumn Nostalgie
Wedard
Vampirska
Kanashimi
Opiated Devilsperm
Striborg
Exiled from Light
Begotten
Mäleficentt
Feigur
Make A Change... Kill Yourself
Bonjour Tristesse
Akitsa
Photophobia
Black Winter
Eufori
Dëgénéréscence
Csejthe
Fentanil
Afraid of Destiny
Sorrowful Life
Wampyric Rites
Unhuman Disease
Felvum
Elysian Blaze
Hikan
Ангел
Mantiel
From The Sunset, Forest & Grief
Angustifolia
Krohm
Noirgale
Annorkoth
Entardecer
Endlife
Eyelessight
Claws of Moriis
Potemtum and Solitude
Unguilty
Dantalion
Helbrede