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Dispyria is a melodic heavy/power metal band from Kaiserslautern, Germany, active since 2001. With over two decades of activity, they are steadfast purveyors of melodic power metal.
Distained is a power metal band from Pälkäne, Finland, formed in 2024. They play stained-glass power metal from the Finnish lakeland.
Distant Legacy is a symphonic/power metal band from Essen, Germany, formed in 2024. They build grand, orchestral power metal with sweeping ambition.
Distant Sun is a power and thrash metal band from Moscow, Russia, formed in 2016. The project merges power metal's grandeur with thrash aggression.
Dithyrambs is a power and thrash metal band from Montepulciano, in the Siena province of Tuscany, Italy, formed in 2009. The project merges power metal's melodic grandeur with thrash metal's aggression.
Divina Tragedia is a power metal band from Madrid, Spain, formed in 2021. They deliver dramatic, theatrical power metal from the Spanish capital.
Divinus is a melodic power metal band from Kaiserslautern, Germany, formed in 2022. They deliver soaring melodies and powerful anthems in the European power metal tradition.
DivUrge is a symphonic power metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2017. The band combine orchestral arrangements and powerful vocals with the driving force of power metal.
Dixie Heaven is a power metal band from Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, active since the mid-2010s. The band released their debut album "Riding the Thunder" in 2016, a 10-track record recorded at Kolera Studios and produced by guitarist Fran Castelo, drawing comparisons to acts such as Primal Fear, Battle Beast, and Crystal Viper. The lineup features vocalist Villu Castelo alongside a full five-piece band.
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