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Dawnsleeper is a death metal band from the UK, formed in 2023. They deliver crushing death metal from the British underground.
Dawnstar is a black metal band from Germany, active since 2002. As one of the longer-running acts in the German black metal underground, they have spent over two decades refining their dark craft.
Dawnwatcher is a NWOBHM/heavy metal/hard rock band from Keighley, England, formed in 2019. They carry the NWOBHM torch from the Yorkshire Dales.
Dawohl plays brutal death metal from Mulhouse in Alsace, formed in 2022 and delivering punishing extremity from the Franco-German borderlands. Their affirmative German-styled name contrasts with music that offers nothing comforting — only relentless, crushing brutality.
Oakland's Daxma deal in the slow, monolithic end of doom and post-metal — long songs, suffocating atmosphere, and a sound that values endurance over efficiency. Since 2016, they've quietly built a catalog that rewards the kind of deep listening their music demands.
Day Before is a metalcore band from Pardubice, Czech Republic, active since 2012 and delivering emotionally charged compositions built on aggressive breakdowns and melodic passages. Their approach balances heaviness with accessible hooks in the modern metalcore tradition.
Day of Mourning is a doom metal band from Schwarzenberg, Germany, formed in 2018. They channel grief and desolation through monumental, slow-burning doom compositions.
Houston's Day of Reckoning pull from progressive metalcore and groove metal in equal measure, a combination that suits the city's taste for technically accomplished but physically punishing music. Formed in 2015, they've developed a sound with enough forward momentum to keep pace with the state's most demanding stages.
Scottsburg, Indiana's Day of Ruin prove that great thrash doesn't require a major city — just the right amount of frustration and enough speed to outrun small-town boredom. The project has been delivering honest, no-nonsense thrash since 2019.
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