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New York's Dangerous Thing knit technical death metal's surgical precision to hardcore's raw intensity, producing music with both intellectual and visceral impact. Founded in 2020, they occupy a volatile, unpredictable space between cerebral and confrontational.
Dangerous Times for the Dead is a heavy metal band from Utrecht, Netherlands. The project channels classic heavy metal energy from the Dutch underground.
Austin hard rock/metal featuring Watchtower vocalist Jason McMaster. Their 1989 gold-certified debut spawned multiple hits.
Daniel Bautista is a progressive and neoclassical metal guitarist from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, crafting technically accomplished instrumental compositions that blend shred guitar virtuosity with classical influences. Active since 2013, his solo work channels the neoclassical metal tradition of Yngwie Malmsteen through a distinctly Canarian artistic vision.
Daniel Burgin is a folk metal composer and multi-instrumentalist from Basel, Switzerland, blending real instruments like bouzouki, lever harp, and banjo with epic orchestral sound libraries. His catalog includes albums like 'Elfenland Fairytrails' and 'King of a Distant Forest,' bridging Celtic, Nordic, and medieval folk traditions with metal arrangements.
Daniel Wax Off is a thrash metal/crossover band from Dunbar, Scotland, active since 2012. They deliver energetic crossover thrash from the Scottish coast.
Danishmendt is an industrial blackened sludge metal/post-hardcore band from Paris, France, formed in 2021. They create a volatile fusion of industrial textures, blackened sludge, and post-hardcore.
Daniverse is a progressive metal project from Braga in northern Portugal, formed in 2023 and exploring expansive, cerebral compositions. Their name suggests a personal sonic universe built by its creator — a fitting description for a project-driven vision of progressive metal.
Shreveport, Louisiana's Dankhdjinn channel the bayou's oppressive humidity into doom and sludge metal of considerable weight, their sound as mired and slow as the land they come from. Active since 2015, they embody the Southern heavy underground's dirtiest traditions.
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