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Born out of Kansas City in 2021, Ded Morose merge the slow burn of doom with classic heavy metal muscle, channeling misery and weight in equal measure.
Dedhed is a heavy/thrash metal band from St. Austell, England, active since 2013. They deliver dead-headed thrash from Cornwall.
Dedication is a heavy and power metal band from Avesta, Sweden, formed in 2016. The project delivers soaring metal from the Dalarna region.
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.
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