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DNA is a heavy metal band from Prague, Czech Republic, formed in 2019. They deliver straightforward heavy metal with powerful riffs and commanding vocals.
Doble Filo is a Christian heavy metal band from Santa Fe, Argentina, originally founded in mid-1992 and widely regarded as one of the pioneering Christian metal acts in the country. Their 1993 tape "Antes del Fin" is among the earliest documents of the Argentine Christian metal scene, and the band returned to activity after a decade-long hiatus, as reported by Metalbreed Magazine in 2018.
Docteur Z is a heavy metal band from Yutz, France, formed in 2020. They deliver heavy metal from the Lorraine border region.
New Britain, Connecticut's Doctor Dementia have been crafting heavy metal with a classic sensibility since 2017, representing a corner of New England that rarely gets spotlight in metal coverage but has always harbored devoted practitioners. Their approach leans into the hard-rocking, fist-in-the-air tradition of heavy metal that treats the genre's pleasures as eternal rather than retro.
Doctor Midnight & The Mercy Cult was a Scandinavian heavy metal supergroup formed in Oslo, Norway in 2009. The lineup united former Turbonegro vocalist Hank von Helvete, multi-instrumentalist Tim Sköld (Marilyn Manson, KMFDM), guitarists Anders Odden (Cadaver, Satyricon) and Audun Stengel (Apoptygma Berzerk), and drummer David Husvik (Extol). The band signed to Season of Mist and released one album, I Declare: Treason (2011), before disbanding.
Doctrina is a heavy metal band from Neuquén, Patagonia, Argentina, with Christian lyrical themes and a roots dating to the mid-1990s. The band released demo recordings in the early 2000s and earned wider regional recognition when they were selected to represent Neuquén at the Cosquín Rock festival, one of Argentina's premier rock and metal events.
Buffalo's Dog Day Sunrise have been delivering groove metal with hard rock swagger since 2018, a fitting output from a rust belt city that has always responded to music with blunt physicality. Their sound sits in the working-class groove metal tradition — not flashy, not seeking approval, just heavy riffs driven forward with the kind of blue-collar conviction that never sounds forced.
Ann Arbor, Michigan's Dog Soldier have been doing the work of classic heavy metal since 2015, operating in a college town that has long sustained a genuine underground scene beneath its academic surface. Their music draws from the genre's most direct traditions — strong riffs, melodic sense, and a commitment to heavy metal's timeless appeal that doesn't require irony or revision.
Doga is a melodic heavy metal band from Karviná, Czech Republic, formed in 2023. They blend catchy melodies with heavy metal muscle for an accessible yet hard-hitting sound.
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