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Global Flatline (Bonus Track Edition) (2024)
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De Doorn (2022)
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Halo (2017)
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Drowned in Eclipse is a groove/thrash metal band from Zagreb, Croatia, formed in 2025. The band fuse the rhythmic punch of groove metal with thrash metal velocity.
Drudge is a groove/stoner metal band from Germany, formed in 2023. They deliver heavy, sludgy grooves and stoner metal riffs.
Drunk Coon plays thrash/groove metal with crossover elements from Moscow, active since 2017. Their irreverent name drives high-energy, pit-ready compositions that merge thrash velocity with groove metal's rhythmic swagger and punk's attitude.
Drybone Valley is a southern/groove metal band from Lippstadt, Germany, formed in 2021. They channel southern metal's bluesy swagger through heavy groove riffs.
Dryed is a groove metal and hard rock band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2022. The band blend heavy groove riffing with hard rock accessibility in their modern metal approach.
Dryrot is a band from Erlangen, Germany, with roots stretching back to 1989, whose sound evolved from thrash metal into groove/nu-metal/metalcore territory. As one of the oldest bands in this dataset, they have adapted through over three decades of stylistic evolution.
Dull is a band from Duisburg, Germany, whose sound evolved from technical death metal into groove/thrash metal. Their progression reflects a shift from technical complexity toward rhythmic heaviness.
Dusi is a groove and heavy metal band from Belgrade, Serbia, formed in 2020. The project delivers heavy groove metal from the Serbian capital.
Dust in Mind is an electronic/symphonic/groove metal band from Strasbourg, France, formed in 2015. They create a modern fusion of electronic elements, symphonic grandeur, and groove metal.
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