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Delion is a folk metal band from Geneva, Switzerland, founded in 2010 by Jimmy, Jason, and Sylvain, reforming in 2012 as a six-piece ensemble. Their releases 'Tales of the Northern Realm' and 'The Beginning' weave folk instrumentation and medieval themes into a heavy metal framework.
Demon Shinegami plays symphonic black/death/folk metal from the small town of Valuyki in Belgorod Oblast, active since 2010. Their Japanese death-god reference and multi-genre approach create an ambitious fusion that bridges Eastern mythology with European extreme metal traditions.
Demoterion is a death, folk, and pagan metal band from Teramo, in the Abruzzo region of Italy, formed in 2013. The project fuses death metal aggression with folk and pagan metal traditions rooted in Italian and ancient Mediterranean culture.
Diabol Boruta is a folk metal band from Rzeszow, Poland, formed in 2014. Named after a figure from Polish legend, the project blends folk elements with metal from the Subcarpathian region.
Diabula Rasa is a folk metal band from Lugo, in the Ravenna province of Emilia-Romagna, Italy, formed in 2005. Using bagpipes, electro-acoustic hurdy-gurdy, and pipe organ, the five-piece reimagines 13th and 14th century melodies with period-authentic lyrics fused into a modern metal and rock framework.
Diamond Eyed Princess is a medieval folk/black metal band from Toulon, France, active since 2001. With over two decades of activity, they blend medieval folk traditions with black metal from the Mediterranean coast.
Didodub is a folk metal band from Kyiv, Ukraine, formed in 2022. The project blends Ukrainian folk elements with metal.
Die Apokalyptischen Reiter is a genre-defying band from Apolda/Weimar, Germany, active since 2003, whose sound evolved from death/folk metal into a massive blend of heavy, groove, and folk metal with rock. They are one of Germany's most adventurous and long-running metal acts.
Die Vorboten started as a death/folk metal band in the coastal city of Wismar before transitioning into industrial hard rock, tracing one of the more unusual genre arcs in the German underground. Their German name — meaning "the harbingers" — proved prophetic, as they heralded their own sonic transformation.
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