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State Of Unrest (2023)
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D-Tox is a groove and heavy metal band from Rome, Italy, formed in 2020. The band channel rhythmic, riff-driven groove metal with classic heavy metal energy.
D. Machine is a heavy metal and hard rock band from Brussels, Belgium, operating under the earlier name Dream Machine before the mid-1990s. The band recorded a full-length album Tome 1 in 1993 that went unreleased, documenting a project caught between the tail end of the classic metal era and an uncertain path forward.
Out of Clarksville, Tennessee, D.D.Skreamer deals in straightforward heavy metal that leans on raw power over polished production. Their approach favors grit and swagger over subtlety, keeping the genre's blunter instincts alive.
Los Angeles' D.O.G. blends the street-level bravado of heavy metal with thrash's snapping tempos, delivering something that sounds forged on the wrong side of the 405. Their 2020 formation puts them squarely in LA's resilient underground.
D.O.G. is a heavy metal/hard rock band from Mäntsälä, Finland, formed in 2020. They play straightforward heavy metal and hard rock from southern Finland.
Portland, Maine's D.T. Seizure plants its flag in traditional heavy metal, the kind built on memorable riffs and hard-rock energy rather than extremity for its own sake. Founded in 2020, they're part of a new wave looking back at metal's roots with clear eyes.
Arden Hills, Minnesota's Daddy Raw has an approach to heavy metal that wears its bluntness like a badge — no frills, no pretense, just heavy. The name says plenty about the philosophy behind the sound.
East Peoria, Illinois may not be the first city you associate with metal, but Daecurri has been building a groove and heavy metal hybrid there since 2013. Their riffs are designed to move crowds, sitting in the thick space between Pantera-style bruising and traditional metal fire.
Daemoncula is a band from Munich, Germany, formed in 2023, blending doom metal and heavy metal with psychedelic rock elements. Their sound merges crushing heaviness with trippy, mind-expanding sonic exploration.
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