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Formed in Merelbeke, East Flanders in 2021, Dodenmis play black and death metal with lyrical themes drawn from the cosmic horror fiction of H.P. Lovecraft. The band is among the newer generation of Ghent-area extreme metal acts building on Belgium's deep underground tradition.
Dodentocht plays death/doom/sludge metal from Eindhoven, formed in 2023 and whose Dutch name — meaning "death march" — evokes a grim procession through crushing, slow-motion heaviness. Their triple-genre approach piles the weight of doom, death, and sludge into an overwhelming sonic mass.
Dogma IVS is a melodic death metal and metalcore act from Goslar in the Harz Mountains, active since 1999 and among the longer-running bands bridging these two genres in Germany. Their quarter-century career spans the entire evolution of melodeath-influenced metalcore.
Dogmat is a death and thrash metal band from Warsaw, Poland, formed in 2012. The project fuses death metal's heaviness with thrash metal's velocity from the Polish capital.
Dogmatic is a melodic death metal and thrash metal band from Sosnowiec, Poland, formed in 2023. The project channels aggressive melodeath and thrash from Upper Silesia.
Dogs of Gomorrah plays melodic death/thrash metal from Bremen, active since 2017 and channeling biblical destruction through aggressive, hook-laden compositions. Their name's reference to the doomed city adds apocalyptic weight to their riff-driven assault.
Dogslicer is a black and death metal band from Ukraine, formed in 2018. The project merges extreme metal styles.
Dolkhemmet is a death metal and grindcore band from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in 1994. One of the veteran grinding death metal acts from the west coast.
Dollstake plays deathcore from Lipetsk, active since 2021 and driving stakes through the hearts of both dolls and listeners through crushing breakdowns. Their voodoo-evoking name adds occult menace to modern extreme metal.
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