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Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
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Depo is a heavy metal band from Pilsen, Czech Republic, active since 2014 and delivering straightforward, riff-driven heavy metal. Their sound channels the power and directness of the classic heavy metal tradition through the Czech underground scene.
Depraved Entity is a heavy metal band from Hagen, Germany, formed in 2019. They play classic heavy metal with a dark, sinister edge.
Depth Hate is a heavy metal and hard rock band from Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2015 with a sound characterized by heaviness blended with psychedelic nuances and English-language lyrics dealing with political and social themes. The band gained visibility on ReverbNation's Brazilian metal rankings, reaching the top position in 2016 among the most engaged Brazilian metal acts on social networks.
Derade is a heavy/power metal band from Peterborough, England, formed in 2021. They deliver powerful heavy/power metal from the English fens.
Deres is a heavy metal band from Bratislava, Slovakia, formed in 2019. The project delivers classic heavy metal from the Slovak capital.
Dervish is a NWOBHM/heavy metal band from Kent, England, formed in 2019. They carry the whirling spirit of classic British heavy metal.
Desaster is a Swiss heavy metal band from Frauenfeld, active since 1996 and one of the country's most enduring metal acts. With nearly three decades of output, they deliver high-energy, riff-driven heavy metal with an unpolished, raw aesthetic.
Desaster Area is a heavy/speed metal band with punk influences from Dortmund, Germany, active since 2014. They deliver high-energy speed metal spiked with punk attitude.
Boston's Descend upon the Sane have been forging their brand of thrash and heavy metal since 2013, drawing from the rich New England metal tradition while keeping the riffs sharp and the tempos aggressive. They occupy that classic intersection where old-school heavy metal songwriting meets the speed and intensity of thrash.
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