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Dominum is a heavy/power metal and hard rock band from Nuremberg, Germany, formed in 2023. They channel the energy of classic heavy metal and power metal with hard rock attitude.
Don Jamieson is a New Jersey-born stand-up comedian known for comedy deeply rooted in heavy metal and hard rock culture. He co-hosted VH1 Classic's That Metal Show alongside Eddie Trunk and Jim Florentine for 14 seasons from 2008 to 2015. Jamieson has released five comedy albums on Metal Blade Records, beginning with Live & Hilarious (2011), which debuted at number 9 on the Billboard Comedy Albums chart.
Donjon is a heavy metal band from Dieppe, France, formed in 2022. Named after the castle keep, they deliver fortified heavy metal from the Norman coast.
Donson is a heavy metal band from Neunkirchen, Germany, formed in 2017. They play straightforward, riff-driven heavy metal.
Donum Dei is a heavy and thrash metal band from Belfast, Northern Ireland, formed in 2024. The band merge the weight of classic heavy metal with thrash aggression in the tradition of the Irish underground metal scene.
Austin, Texas's Doom Prophet have been delivering heavy, crawling doom metal to the Live Music Capital since 2020, adding a darker, heavier counterweight to a city more famous for its blues and rock scene. Their heavy/doom sound is built on the tradition of slow-motion riff architecture and an oppressive atmosphere that Austin's heat and sprawl seem to generate naturally. They are part of a growing contingent of Texas acts demonstrating that the state's metal underground extends far beyond thrash.
Doomicus is a doom and heavy metal band from Norway, formed in 2021. The project channels crushing doom metal weight with classic heavy metal foundations.
Doomsday Sun is a progressive heavy and groove metal band from Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, formed in 2021. Their growing catalog includes the Cult of Stasis EP, Where the Hammer Lies, A Slow, Agonising Rapture, and the album Beat Together, Bleed Together, all framed by an apocalyptic, post-civilisation narrative.
Doomsters is a heavy metal band from General Pacheco, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, who released their debut EP in November 2015 before following it with a self-titled full-length album in June 2019. Both releases are available on their Bandcamp page, where tracks such as "Inchastre" showcase their hard rock-inflected approach to traditional heavy metal.
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