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Dexidia is a thrash/groove metal band from Gijón, Spain, active since 2011. They deliver heavy thrash and groove from the Asturian coast.
Dexter Ward is a heavy metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2011. Their discography includes Neon Lights, Stars and Stripes, the Rendezvous with Destiny EP, Return of the Blades, and the full-length III, all channeling classic heavy metal with a strong riff-driven sensibility.
Deyzidoxs is a progressive death metal project from Panschwitz-Kuckau in Saxony, active since 2015 and crafting cerebral, structurally complex compositions. Their cryptically spelled name suggests an interest in obscurity and experimentation that carries through their unconventional approach to extreme metal.
Dezart is a death metal band from Irkutsk, Russia, formed in 2017. The project delivers aggressive death metal from eastern Siberia.
Dezerter are a Warsaw punk band whose history is deeply tied to Polish resistance culture, censorship, and the survival of independent music under pressure. Founded in 1981 as SS-20 before adopting the Dezerter name, the group became one of Poland's most important punk acts by combining fast, stripped-down songs with anti-authoritarian lyrics and a refusal to domesticate its message. Early recordings circulated in difficult conditions, and their connection with international punk networks helped the band reach listeners beyond Poland. Albums and releases across the decades documented political anger, social criticism, and the persistence of a band that kept working through changing regimes and changing scenes. Dezerter fit punk scope directly through hardcore punk, anarcho-punk, and classic punk rock. Their music is not ornate; its power comes from compression, urgency, and moral clarity. The guitars slash, the rhythm section drives, and the vocals deliver critique without needing theatrical distance. Dezerter's importance is musical and historical at once. They show how punk can function as a cultural memory, a protest language, and a working band tradition that continues long after its first explosion.
Deûle is a post-black metal/post-punk band from Lille, France, formed in 2021. Named after the local river, they blend post-black metal atmospheres with post-punk from northern France.
DFP is a death 'n' roll band from Uelzen, Germany, active since 2012. They fuse death metal's aggression with rock and roll's swagger for an infectious, headbang-inducing sound.
Dfront SA is a death/groove metal band from Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, formed in 2013, blending groove and death metal with hardcore and thrash influences and lyrics rooted in everyday life. The band has released at least two albums, including "Ceifado" (2021) and a follow-up titled "Forte Teor Da Dor."
DGM is a progressive and power metal band from Rome, Italy, formed in 2019. With albums like 'Dreamland' through Elevate Records, the band delivers symphonic progressive metal enriched with power metal grandeur and operatic elements.
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