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Vault Of Horrors (2024)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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St. Louis' Damnation Army have been mobilizing a war on comfortable metal since 2004, merging thrash and groove metal's rhythmic punch with the blunt force of hardcore punk. Two decades in, they remain one of the Midwest's most combative and dependable underground acts.
Damnation Plan is a progressive/melodic groove metal band from Espoo, Finland, active since 2013. They push groove metal into progressive territory with melodic sophistication.
Damned Slaves is a groove metal and metalcore act from Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the Canary Islands, bringing heavy, rhythm-driven aggression from Spain's Atlantic volcanic archipelago. Active since 2016, they represent the extreme metal scene thriving far from the European mainland.
Damnosus is a groove/thrash metal band from Manchester, England, formed in 2017. They deliver heavy grooves and thrash from the Mancunian underground.
Damon Systema is a melodic doom and groove metal band from Athens, Greece, founded in 2009, featuring vocalists Ruby Bouziotis and Nick Vlachakis, multi-instrumentalist Akis Pastras, and drummer The Goat. Their 2025 album Ate, released on Theogonia Records, explores the ancient Greek mythological cycle of Hybris, Ate, Nemesis, and Tisis across six epic tracks.
Damp Old Man plays groove metal from Liverpool, active since 2013 and delivering heavy, rhythm-driven compositions with the irreverent humor their name implies. Their Scouse origins bring a working-class wit to a genre that typically favors seriousness over self-deprecation.
Darger plays groove metal and metalcore from Omsk in western Siberia, formed in 2024 and bringing heavy, rhythmic aggression from one of Russia's largest cities. Their modern approach to groove-inflected metalcore channels Siberian intensity into tight, breakdown-heavy compositions.
New York's Dark After Dawn launched in 2024 at the intersection of melodic death and groove metal, channeling both infectious hooks and crushing rhythmic drive into songs built for the pit as much as the headphones. A promising new presence in the East Coast heavy scene.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa's Dark Agenda have been plotting their sonic course since 2023, combining thrash metal's velocity with groove metal's locking, headbang-inducing rhythms. The result is heavy music engineered from the ground up for live impact.
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