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Diggeth plays stoner metal/rock from Dinxperlo on the Dutch-German border, active since 2014 and excavating heavy, fuzz-laden grooves with their shovel-referencing name. Their border-town origins bridge two of Europe's richest heavy metal traditions.
Digimortal is a death and industrial metal band from Moscow, Russia, formed in 2012. The project blends death metal with industrial and metalcore elements.
Digital Bath is a groove and death metal band from Birmingham, England, formed in 2016. The band fuse the rhythmic weight of groove metal with the aggression of death metal in their heavy, riff-driven sound.
Digital Prison is a black metal/noise project from Paris, France, emerging in 2025. They merge black metal with abrasive noise.
Digitalis is a thrash and speed metal band from Meldreth, Cambridgeshire, formed in 2012. The band channel the ripping velocity of classic speed metal with thrash aggression in their independently released output.
Dignity is a melodic power metal band from Vienna, Austria, formed in 2006. Their debut album Project Destiny (2008) featured Jake E., later of Amaranthe, on vocals, while their second record Balance of Power (2013) introduced vocalist Søren Adamsen and drew critical praise for its density of memorable tracks. Founding members included musicians with ties to the Austrian prog-metal band Edenbridge. The band was active until approximately 2017.
Pittsburgh's DiGregorio bring a gothic heaviness to traditional metal, blending the two threads into something moody and atmospheric since their 2020 formation. The Steel City's industrial history haunts the band's sound — dramatic, heavy, and carrying the weight of a place that has never done anything halfway.
Dii Minores is a heavy and power metal band from Gavle, Sweden, formed in 2014. The project delivers soaring metal from the Gavleborg region.
A collaborative project drawing members from both the northern and southern regions of Belgium, Dikasterion play raw, occult black metal indebted to Finnish and Finnish-adjacent acts like Archgoat, Beherit, and Barathrum — influences they describe as their "ancient path." Their catalog includes the demo MMXVIII and the releases Stavelot 1597/Rome 897 and Chaos as a New World, with lyrics framed as an "unholy gospel."
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