Origin: Spain
Formed: 2020
Location: Madrid, Community of Madrid
Genre: Atmospheric / Symphonic Post‑Black Metal
Status: Active
Label: Negre PlanY
Themes: Nostalgia, Castilian pride
Yermo is a one‑man atmospheric/symphonic post‑black metal project from Madrid, founded and entirely composed by David Muñoz. The project blends lush symphonic layers, post‑black metal crescendos, and a distinctly Castilian emotional palette—nostalgia, landscape, memory, and cultural identity.
Their 2023 self‑titled full‑length Yermo is a sweeping, cinematic work: long atmospheric passages, shimmering guitars, orchestral textures, and a sense of vast, empty plains (“yermo” meaning wasteland or desolate land). The album stands out in the Spanish post‑black scene for its combination of melancholic grandeur and regional pride, expressed through instrumental storytelling rather than overt lyrical themes.