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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
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Serpent & Spirit (2021)
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Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider stepped out under his own name in 2018, trading glam bombast for a heavier, more direct strain of New York hard rock and heavy metal.
Deeds is a heavy metal/hard rock band from London, England, active since 2014. They deliver deeds of heavy metal from the British capital.
Deef is a heavy metal band from Warsaw, Poland, formed in 2009. The project channels classic heavy metal power from the Polish capital.
Deep End is a heavy metal band from France, formed in 2017. They plumb the depths of classic heavy metal.
Deep Machine is a NWOBHM/heavy metal band from London, England, active since 2012. They carry the New Wave of British Heavy Metal spirit forward.
Originating in Balen, Antwerp in 1980, Deep Throat are one of Belgium's earliest heavy metal acts, crystallizing their pure heavy metal identity in 1983 with the arrival of guitarist Marc Herremans. The band's name references the commanding vocal delivery of their frontman Jan Boeken, who anchored their sound through the classic Belgian metal era.
Sacramento's Deepwell have been delivering straightforward heavy metal since 2017, tapping into the classic spirit of the genre with a California edge and a nose for a strong riff.
Out of Aberdeen, South Dakota, Deer Skull blend stoner swagger and traditional heavy metal into something that carries the wide-open isolation of the Great Plains in every riff.
Deezl is a heavy metal/hard rock band from England, active since 2012. They deliver diesel-powered heavy metal and hard rock.
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