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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Serpent & Spirit (2021)
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Melodic heavy metal from Winthrop Harbor, Illinois, Deceived pairs polished, hook-driven songwriting with the grit of the Lake Michigan shore. Since 2015 they've been honing a sound that sits squarely in the tradition of classic American melodic metal.
Los Angeles heavy/power metal act Decision brings a classic, hard rock-adjacent sensibility to the Southern California scene — anthemic, guitar-forward, and drenched in the kind of melodic ambition the city's heritage demands. Formed in 2010, they've carved out a niche in the LA underground that has no shortage of competition but always room for a well-crafted heavy metal song.
Declamatory is a heavy metal band with thrash influences from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2019. They combine the power of classic heavy metal with the aggression and speed of thrash.
Philadelphia's Decorporealized blend classic heavy metal structure with thrash's kinetic aggression, emerging in 2023 with a sound that nods to the old guard while keeping its boots firmly in the present. Riff-forward and rooted in tradition.
California's Decoy Octopus launched in 2026 as an oddly named but entirely serious death and heavy metal project, mixing feral aggression with moments of eerie, lurching melody. Cryptic by design, heavy by necessity.
Philadelphia heavy metal outfit Decypher have been carving out a no-frills approach to the genre since 2007, rooted in the blue-collar tradition of the city's hard rock underground.
Born out of Kansas City in 2021, Ded Morose merge the slow burn of doom with classic heavy metal muscle, channeling misery and weight in equal measure.
Dedhed is a heavy/thrash metal band from St. Austell, England, active since 2013. They deliver dead-headed thrash from Cornwall.
Dedication is a heavy and power metal band from Avesta, Sweden, formed in 2016. The project delivers soaring metal from the Dalarna region.
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