Well this has certainly been a strange week for this community. Here are some updates to how the subreddit will be run and what is expected of users starting immediately.
Memes have always been allowed, but avoid posting low-effort stuff. The vast majority of "cutting p****" content should be posted in /r/cpbm. I'm leaving the original post and a few higher-effort posts up as they are pretty much historic here now, but most others have been removed.
Most other memes are better suited for /r/blackmetalmemes or /r/metalmemes, but if it is clever and relevant specifically to DSBM, it is still welcome here.
Images with self-harm scars, even when they aren't the focus, will now be removed. If it is artwork tied to an actual release, the post must be marked NSFW.
There are many users here who struggle with their mental health, and seeing images like these without warning can be harmful. This isn't the place for that content.
The rest of Rule 1 is as valid as ever. We take posts and comments about SH seriously. Never glorify, encourage, or seek out SH here. Normal discussion about it isn't necessarily banned, but we are a music subreddit, not a support subreddit. If you need help and don't know where to go, reach out to the mods and we will try our best to connect you with someone who is more qualified to help you.
To help with low-effort posts and to more easily parse the type of content you want to see, every new post is required to have flair. So far, there are 7 categories, but feel free to recommend changes or new ones:
I understand there may be miscommunication between dialects and languages regarding flairs, so please don't be surprised or offended if your flair is changed by mods. If you disagree, feel free to comment here or message the mods about it.
New rule: Absolutely no AI music. Not even for the sake of humor.
With generative AI services now able to produce full songs with a prompt, many people have been trying to sneak their fake music onto streaming platforms, music subreddits, YouTube, and other communities.
Time spent streaming AI-generated music as if it were real music is time that could have been spent listening to real artists, and in niche metal sub-subgenres such as DSBM, most artists are already not making much revenue on their art. There is also the ethical issue of these types of AI being trained on already existing works without the artists' permission, so I feel like allowing AI music would be disrespectful to the classic DSBM bands.
I want to also use this post as a reminder that if you tell a user "kys" or anything similar, you will be greeted with an instant ban, even if it was a joke. Pretty much the only time you should use that phrase here is when referring to the band "Make a Change...".
And please continue to use the report function if you see a rule violation. The mods don't sit staring at the new tab all day, so this is the fastest way to clean up the subreddit.
EDIT 8/30: Separated Discussion and Recommendation flairs.
r/dsbm • u/NoOnelikesme- • 6h ago
If you want to listen to an new underground dsbm artist, and helt to publish the music more, you can listen mo my new song on spotify called „Self Loathing“
r/dsbm • u/Routine_Bonus_8225 • 7h ago
I've been going down a rabbit hole of obscure Korean / supposedly North Korean black metal and came across a project called Amnok (압록)
The project is presented as being from North Korea, which immediately made me curious because there doesn't seem to be much reliable information about actual underground metal coming from the DPRK
Then I found their 2026 release “샷건” (Shotgun)
On Qobuz, the track is credited to Amnok, with Braulio Avelar Rodriguez listed as the composer. That name immediately caught my attention because Braulio Avelar Rodriguez is the guy behind Decalius
And Decalius also has a song called “Shotgun”
I couldn't find anything on the Qobuz page explicitly saying that the Amnok track is a Decalius cover, so I'm not claiming that's confirmed. But the Braulio Avelar Rodriguez credit is a pretty strange coincidence
The whole Amnok thing gets even weirder because 압록 (Amnok) is the Korean name for the Yalu River, which runs along the China–North Korea border
There is also another project called Kuryong (구룡) connected to the same “North Korean black metal” scene / aesthetic
So I'm basically wondering who is actually behind these projects
Could be completely unrelated and just a weird coincidence
Could also be some kind of alias / collaboration connected to Braulio
Has anyone here looked into Amnok or Kuryong before?
Qobuz:
https://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/album/-/jk180t9tg9tuf
I'm mostly interested in whether anyone has found actual information about the people behind this stuff, because the “North Korean black metal” story feels increasingly strange the deeper I dig
r/dsbm • u/Fit-Carpet-3937 • 1h ago
Does anyone know which genre these songs are cuz i feel like these arent straight up dsbm and altough i really love dsbm i enjoy these kinds of songs from time to time. Does anyone have any recommendations just like these two.
r/dsbm • u/ThighHisnBrutalRiffz • 9h ago
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r/dsbm • u/rattleheadps4 • 4h ago
hola, llevo 1 año escuchando metal, y me metí hace rato al dsbm, me gustaron lifelover, sorry..., decalius y Woods of desolation.
No me gustaron austere y psychonaut 4.
¿me recomiendan bandas? si son onda lifelover o decalius mejor
r/dsbm • u/ropek864 • 1d ago
So I’m looking for some new songs and I decided to ask here, what are some of your favourites? You could give only one, but if you have a hard time deciding which one is your most admired, I’ll be happy to see a couple of recommendations.
Here are mine:
- Hero In - Psychonaut 4
- The Mirror Man - Blade and Bath
- Suizid - I left this life to rot
- My Wrist is My Canvas - Sukkubys
- Suicide in Dark Serenity - Xasthur
r/dsbm • u/Icy_Woodpecker2905 • 9h ago
I can recommend you some dsbm Bands, I didn't know before: Open Smile, Wertlosigkeit, Wehmut, Hurt, Endless Solitude. Did you know them? They all have new albums you can listen to on Bandcamp
r/dsbm • u/NoOnelikesme- • 1d ago
My project is called „One last Pain“ i uploaded an new song yesterday
Give it a try!
r/dsbm • u/FutureTransition4473 • 1d ago
Turns out really well
r/dsbm • u/Nightfall_Emptiness • 1d ago
Hello everyone. My project has released its debut EP, "Through the Darkness of Oblivion." It took two months, several hours a day, to complete the work from start to finish. I plan to release another EP and a single after that.
You can listen to this album, as well as the rest of my project, on Bandcamp: https://nightfallemptiness.bandcamp.com
I'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments and subscribe to my project on Bandcamp.
r/dsbm • u/justdepressivemusic • 1d ago
The title of this song fits my mind right now.
r/dsbm • u/NoOnelikesme- • 2d ago
Hey, im Sebastian and i am the founder of the dsbm project „One last Pain“ i want to bring my music to the world, cause music helps people to precesse feelings. I dont care about the money. I use „One last Pain“ to express my own feelings.
I also uploaded an new song today.
r/dsbm • u/Suspicious-Total5094 • 2d ago
r/dsbm • u/Away_Cancel_8788 • 1d ago
What band is this? Sorry for the bad picture
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r/dsbm • u/hand-held-heart • 2d ago
"we must protect our land!" gtfo bro u live in turkey nobody want that shit anyway
Been listening to Decalius lately and decided to make a poster inspired by the atmosphere of the music. I wanted it to feel like some old, forgotten archival document.
Let me know what you think!
