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Dawn of Tears is a melodic death metal band from Madrid, Spain, active since 2013. They deliver emotionally charged melodic death metal from the Spanish capital.
Dawn of the Unleashed plays melodic death/black metal from the Freital/Dresden area in Saxony, blending Scandinavian-style melodic riffing with the raw atmosphere of black metal. Active since 2016, they channel the post-industrial landscape of eastern Germany into compositions that balance beauty and aggression.
Based in Nijmegen, Dawnbreaker have evolved from blackened death metal roots into a fuller symphonic black/death sound since forming in 2018. Their trajectory reflects an ongoing appetite for scale and grandeur, layering orchestral weight onto already ferocious extreme metal foundations.
Dawnguard is a melodic death metal and metalcore band from Istanbul, Turkey, formed in 2017. The project blends melodic death metal with metalcore from the Bosphorus city.
Dawning Decay is a thrash/death metal band from Greifswald, Germany, formed in 2024. They unleash a fresh wave of aggressive thrash and death metal from northeastern Germany.
DawnRazor is a thrash/death metal band from Ipswich, England, active since 2013. They deliver razor-sharp thrash/death from East Anglia.
Dawns Revival is a Swiss melodic black-death metal project inspired by the cold, atmospheric spirit of 1990s Scandinavian extremity. Starting as a one-man effort by S.B. in 2017 and now featuring vocalist P.L., the duo has released four albums including the 2025 full-length 'Luminous Skies.'
Dawnsleeper is a death metal band from the UK, formed in 2023. They deliver crushing death metal from the British underground.
Dawohl plays brutal death metal from Mulhouse in Alsace, formed in 2022 and delivering punishing extremity from the Franco-German borderlands. Their affirmative German-styled name contrasts with music that offers nothing comforting — only relentless, crushing brutality.
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