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Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
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D-Fense is a power metal band from Frankfurt, Germany, formed in 2022. They deliver high-energy power metal with soaring melodies and driving rhythms.
D-Lusion is a progressive/power metal band from Munich, Germany, active since 2013. They combine the technicality of progressive metal with the melodic power and energy of the power metal tradition.
Daedric Tales is a Viennese power and symphonic metal band founded in 2009 by guitarist Yra, built around the world of The Elder Scrolls video game franchise. Their three full-lengths — Hircine's Call (2013), Cult of Ashes (2016), and The Divine Menace (2017) — pair female-fronted vocals with dense orchestration and choir arrangements, treating each song as a standalone narrative set within the game's lore.
Daegonian is a Bari-based act whose 2024 debut Through the Great Beyond plunges into Lovecraftian cosmic horror, with tracks named after H.P. Lovecraft's mythos like "At the Mountains of Madness" and "The Court of Azathoth." Originally rooted in symphonic power metal, they shifted toward a heavier symphonic black/death metal sound built around expansive, narrative-driven songwriting.
Dakesis is a progressive/power metal band from Birmingham, active since 2009 and emerging from the same city that gave birth to heavy metal itself. Their compositions blend the technical ambition of progressive metal with power metal's soaring melodies, creating an accessible yet sophisticated sound rooted in Birmingham's legendary metal heritage.
Daksha is a progressive and power metal band from Buenos Aires, Argentina, whose history extends back to the early 2000s. They contributed the track "Blood of My Enemies" to the 2004 Argentine Manowar tribute Muerte al Falso Metal, and in 2023 released the EP Stellar of Akram through Forbidden Files Records as a limited cassette edition.
Raleigh's Damascus Steel wield the genre's most literal name with conviction, delivering high-octane power metal forged for arenas and festival stages. Formed in 2022, they bring soaring vocals, galloping rhythms, and the kind of anthemic songwriting that defines the style.
Uhrichsville, Ohio's Damascus Steel bring a blue-collar midwestern grit to the traditionally European sound of power metal. Formed in 2022, their take on the genre favors directness and power over baroque excess.
Out of the suburban Bay Area city of Alamo, California, Damascus Steel pursue bright-tempered power metal with polished ambition since their 2022 formation. A West Coast voice in a genre historically dominated by European acts.
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