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Dying Eden is a groove metal band from Mayrhofen in the Austrian Tyrol, active since at least 2017 with the release of their debut Omen and followed by the full-length Perish to Exist in 2021 on 7Hard Records. The five-piece delivers a dense, riff-heavy take on groove and modern metal with strong vocal performances anchoring the rhythm.
Dying Flag is a groove metal band from Nîmes, France, formed in 2015. They deliver heavy grooves from the Roman city of southern France.
Dying Flame plays groove/thrash metal and metalcore from Assen in Drenthe, active since 2008 and fusing three genres' aggressive qualities into high-energy compositions. Their extinguishing-fire name lends a sense of urgency to music that burns through its fuel with ferocious intensity.
Dynamic Solution plays thrash/groove metal from Rotterdam, active since 2012 and solving the problem of how to merge thrash's velocity with groove metal's rhythmic weight. Their engineering-minded name suits a calculated approach to extreme metal construction.
Dyscarnate is a death and groove metal band from Horsham, West Sussex, formed in 2016. The band deliver crushing death metal with groove-heavy rhythmic foundations in their powerful, aggressive output.
Dysfunctional is an experimental groove metal band from Nantes, France, active since 2011. They push groove metal into experimental territory from the Loire estuary.
Dystocracy is a heavy/groove metal band from Lempäälä, Finland, formed in 2018. They rule through heavy grooves from the Finnish heartland.
Damonium plays death/groove metal from Yaroslavl on the Volga, active since 2010 and delivering heavy, rhythmically driven compositions from the historic Golden Ring city. Their demonic name and umlaut decoration add Germanic menace to Russian extreme metal.
A brand-new act out of Berkeley, Early Demise formed in 2025 at the meeting point of groove metal's chug and nu-metal's attitude, bringing the Bay Area's characteristic edge to a revival-minded heaviness.
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