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Divine (2024)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
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D.A.D. is a Czech metal band from Polna, formed in 2015 and fusing doom metal's crushing weight with gothic metal atmosphere and metalcore's rhythmic intensity. Their genre-blending approach creates a dark, emotionally charged sonic palette.
Seattle's DA 27 takes the aggression of metalcore and runs it through thrash metal's mechanical precision, arriving at something tightly wound and combative. They've been pushing that synthesis since 2015 against the Pacific Northwest's competitive heavy scene.
One of the longer-running bands on this list, Chicopee's Daedalus Complex has been operating in metalcore since 2000, well before the genre achieved mainstream saturation. Their longevity speaks to a genuine commitment to the form over mere trends.
Dagger of Betrayal is a five-piece melodic death metal and metalcore band from Thessaloniki, Greece, formed in 2013, featuring guitarists Aggelos Tzamtzis and Antonis Kakaris, drummer Konstantinos Noulas, bassist Konstantinos Grousouzakos, and vocalist Antonis Dimitriou. Their debut album Paradox Hive (2013) was mixed and mastered by Stelios Koslidis.
Damientorn plays metalcore from Moscow, arriving in 2026 as one of the newest entries in the Russian metalcore scene. Their ominous name — evoking the Damien of horror cinema — adds a sinister edge to their heavy, breakdown-driven sound.
Damned Slaves is a groove metal and metalcore act from Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the Canary Islands, bringing heavy, rhythm-driven aggression from Spain's Atlantic volcanic archipelago. Active since 2016, they represent the extreme metal scene thriving far from the European mainland.
Darger plays groove metal and metalcore from Omsk in western Siberia, formed in 2024 and bringing heavy, rhythmic aggression from one of Russia's largest cities. Their modern approach to groove-inflected metalcore channels Siberian intensity into tight, breakdown-heavy compositions.
Cherokee, Iowa's Dark Arrival blend melodic death metal's sweeping guitar work with metalcore urgency, a combination that channels both emotional weight and crushing heaviness. Formed in 2016, they've carved out a sound rooted in the melodic but unafraid of brutality.
Dark Day Dungeon is a melodic death/thrash metal and metalcore act from Baar in the canton of Zug, active since 1999 and blending Scandinavian-style melodeath with modern metalcore sensibilities. Their quarter-century of output marks them as veterans of the Swiss extreme metal scene.
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