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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Dead Nature is a power metal band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, originally formed in 1997 and later returning to activity with new members. The band's sound draws on classic heavy rock and metal influences including Deep Purple, Iron Maiden, and Rainbow, shaped into melodic power metal. Their debut full-length "Pure Impressions," released on Overload Records, earned recognition internationally, with tracks featured on the ProgPower USA VI and VII showcase samplers in 2005 and 2006.
Dead Poets Society is a power and progressive metal band from Bratislava, Slovakia, formed in 2011. The project delivers ambitious metal from the Slovak capital.
Dead Secret is a heavy and power metal band from Karlovasi on the island of Samos, Greece, formed in 2021. Their self-titled debut EP, produced by Bob Katsionis at Sound Symmetry Studio, features vocalist-guitarist Achilles Papakonstantinou, keyboardist John Matzakos, and a full six-piece lineup across four tracks of melodic power metal.
Deadication is a power metal band from Warsaw, Poland, formed in 2014. The project delivers soaring power metal anthems from the Polish capital.
Cleveland's Deadiron draw from the city's blue-collar grit, forging heavy and power metal with workmanlike conviction since 2012. Their 216 area code Bandcamp handle is a point of pride for a city that takes its metal seriously.
Sacramento's Deadlands fuse the melodic ambition of power metal with the punishing propulsion of thrash, a combination that's been a California specialty since the mid-80s. Since 2012, they've kept that twin-engine approach locked and loaded.
Deadly Magic is a progressive heavy/power metal band from Remscheid, Germany, formed in 2024. They weave progressive complexity through powerful heavy and power metal foundations.
Deadly Sins is a melodic death/power metal band from Svendborg, Denmark, formed in 2022. They blend melodic death metal's intensity with power metal's soaring energy.
Tulsa's Deadly Weapon fuse heavy metal's melodic power with power metal's grandiose ambition, a combination that feels right at home in Oklahoma's long tradition of hard-rock swagger since 2017. Big riffs, bigger hooks.
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