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Slave to the Scalpel (2021)
Featured Death Metal Album
Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Featured Groove Metal Album
The Jester Race (Black Ash-Inheritance Version) (2022)
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Desideria is a heavy metal band from Prague, Czech Republic, formed in 2020 and channeling the power and intensity of traditional heavy metal through modern compositions. Their sound builds on the genre's foundational riffwork with a contemporary Czech sensibility.
Desmodus is a heavy metal band from Postrizin, Czech Republic, active since 2012 and delivering dark, atmospheric heaviness rooted in the traditional metal framework. Their sound channels gothic and experimental influences through a heavy metal lens.
Desolate Realm is a heavy/doom metal band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2020. They explore desolate sonic landscapes through heavy and doom metal.
Desperado emerged in 2020 playing heavy metal in the classic American mold — muscular riffs, confident vocals, and an unironic affection for the genre's golden era. The name carries the outlaw spirit that American heavy metal has always worn well.
Destinesia is a heavy/groove metal and metalcore band from London, England, formed in 2017. They deliver a versatile blend of heavy metal styles from the British capital.
Destiny Dawn is a heavy metal band from Larissa, Greece, formed in 2025. The band channel the melodic power and epic grandeur of classic heavy metal.
Destral is a heavy metal band from Valencia, Spain, formed in 2020. Their name meaning 'axe,' they deliver heavy metal with cutting force.
Destrega is a thrash/heavy metal band from Nairn, Scotland, active since 2014. They deliver fierce thrash and heavy metal from the Scottish Highlands.
Destroy All Gondolas is a Venetian act whose tongue-in-cheek name perfectly captures their gleefully irreverent fusion of punk, black metal, and surf rock, which later shifted toward thrash, heavy metal, and punk. Few bands embody their hometown's identity as aggressively or humorously as this canal-city crew.
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