Dura Mater is a group associated with Lisbon and centred on Ben Preston. It works across indie, post-hardcore and emo, with a strong influence from 1990s rock. Its music is described as moving between different layers of those styles rather than fitting neatly into a single genre.

The project is tagged with post-rock, shoegaze, indie, psychedelic and post-punk. It is presented as aiming to make music that lasts beyond passing trends.