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Die Hard is a death and thrash metal band from Uppsala, Sweden, formed in 2023. The project channels aggressive death/thrash metal.
Die in Agony is a melodic death/groove metal band from Augsburg, Germany, formed in 2020. They combine melodic death metal hooks with groove metal's rhythmic weight.
Die Kreatur is a German industrial metal project formed in 2019, built around the creative partnership of Dero Goi (vocalist of OOMPH!) and Chris Harms (vocalist of Lord of the Lost). The band's sound blends Neue Deutsche Härte with gothic rock, underpinned by electronic production and the complementary vocal chemistry of its two frontmen. Their debut album Panoptikum was released in 2020 on Napalm Records.
Die Kreuzung is a black metal band from Moscow, Russia, formed in 1984. One of the oldest extreme metal acts in Russia, the project has delivered four decades of black metal.
Die Krupps is an industrial metal band from Düsseldorf, Germany, founded in 1981, making them pioneering figures in the genre. Evolving from early industrial and EBM roots into full-blown industrial metal, they have influenced countless bands across four decades.
Die Kunst der Finsternis is a black metal band from Stockholm, Sweden, formed in 2013. The project's German name, meaning 'The Art of Darkness,' reflects its atmospheric black metal approach.
Die Laughing is a death/thrash metal band from Plymouth, England, formed in 2025. The band deliver aggressive riffing rooted in the crossover of death metal ferocity and thrash metal velocity.
Die No More is a thrash and heavy metal band from Carlisle, England, active since 2006 with a catalog spanning three releases including Fragmetal (2006), Black Cash (2009), and their self-titled album (2017). Their independent output channels classic thrash energy across a decade of self-released material on Bandcamp.
Die Pest is a black metal band from Memmingen, Germany, active since 2011. They spread pestilent black metal from the Allgäu region of Bavaria.
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