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Masters of Morbidity (2022)
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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Liars & Thieves (2024)
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Dark Poison is a heavy metal band from Thisted, Denmark, formed in 2023. They play classic heavy metal with dark, venomous energy.
Dark Quarterer is a legendary Italian act from Piombino, active since the mid-1980s and widely regarded as pioneers of Italian epic heavy metal. Their discography, including the self-titled debut, War Tears, and The Etruscan Prophecy, showcases ambitious compositions that blend progressive structures with operatic vocal delivery and themes drawn from history and mythology.
Dark Red Dawn is a heavy/groove metal and hard rock band from Forchheim, Germany, formed in 2023. They blend crushing groove metal riffs with the swagger of hard rock.
A rural Ohio heavy metal band from West Mansfield, Dark Revenant have been at it since 2014, keeping traditional metal alive in a part of the state far from any major scene but no less committed for it.
Miami's Dark Ritual fuse thrash and heavy metal in a city better known for sunshine than speed riffs, bringing a heat-warped intensity to the genre since 2015.
A fresh Los Angeles outfit launched in 2025, Dark Shift walks the line between heavy metal and hard rock with the kind of arena-ready confidence that the LA scene has always cultivated.
Dark Side of Me is a heavy metal band from Schaan, Liechtenstein, formed in 2019. The project delivers classic heavy metal from one of Europe's smallest nations.
Dark Sight fires heavy/thrash metal from Santeramo in Colle in the province of Bari, combining the melodic sensibility of traditional heavy metal with thrash's aggressive edge. Active since 2012, they channel the riff-centric energy of 1980s thrash into a distinctly southern Italian framework.
Dark Sky is a band from Rottweil, Germany, active since 2010, whose sound evolved from hard rock and AOR roots into melodic heavy metal. Their later work emphasizes powerful melodies and heavy riffing.
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