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Brno, CZ · 2015–present · active
Drunk with Pain is a melodic death metal band from Brno, Czech Republic, founded in 2015 by Venezuelan guitarist Juan Hernández. Their sound blends heavy riffs with melodic sensibility, showcased on releases like the "Born to Fall Down" EP.
Cleveland, OH, US · 2020–present · active
Cleveland's Druparia formed in 2020 at the intersection of melodic death metal's harmonic ambition and metalcore's structural intensity, with pure death metal brutality keeping either tendency from going soft. The band reflects a generation of Cleveland heavy acts comfortable pulling from multiple extreme subgenres simultaneously without losing coherence.
Riga, LV · 2019–present · active
Druun is a Rigan act that combines doom metal, death metal, and folk influences into a unique hybrid, creating compositions that move between crushing heaviness and atmospheric folk passages. Their sound draws from Latvia's deep folk traditions while maintaining the weight and darkness that doom and death metal demand.
Warsaw, PL · 2003–present · active
Druzgotor is a death metal band from Warsaw, Poland, formed in 2003. One of the veteran death metal acts from the Polish capital, the project has delivered over two decades of aggression.
Lausanne, CH · 2023–present · active
Dry and Shattered is a death metal band from Lausanne, Switzerland, formed in 2023 with a four-piece lineup featuring vocalist Yann Christinat and guitarist Leo Zrehen. Their debut material 'Systemic Turpitudes' channels aggressive, modern death metal through tight, focused compositions.
Turin, IT · 2014–present · active
Dry Food for Dogs is a death metal and grindcore band from Turin, Italy, formed in 2014. The project delivers raw and visceral grinding death metal from the Piedmontese underground.
England, GB · 2014–present · active
Dry Heave is a black/death metal and grindcore band from England, formed in 2014. The band merge the ferocity of black and death metal with grindcore's relentless blast-beat intensity.
Rouen, FR · 2019–present · active
Dry My Tears is a deathcore band from Rouen, France, formed in 2019. They deliver emotional deathcore from the Norman capital.
Nevada City, CA, US · 2016–present · active
Nevada City, California's Dry Rot has been playing death metal since 2016, drawing from the style's most direct and unadorned traditions — riff-forward, brutal, and unconcerned with modernization. Operating out of a small Northern California mountain town gives them a certain outsider quality, removed from the scene politics and trends of larger urban metal centers.

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