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Dr. Zaius is a grindcore band from Santiago, Chile, tracing their roots to the early 1990s underground act Proteus Mirabilis before continuing under the Dr. Zaius name from 2000 onward. The band released the EP "Music From My Fist" in 2006 and the "Sociedad Infectada" EP in 2016, both recorded in Santiago and self-released through their own SIMIO DEMENTE Productions imprint.
Draa is a power metal band from the Getxo/Leioa area of the Basque Country, Spain, formed in 2015. They deliver epic power metal from the Basque coast.
Draagnacht is a black metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2025. The band craft dark, extreme black metal in the tradition of the Greek underground.
Draak is a black metal band from Normandy, France, active since 2011. They deliver dark, dragonesque black metal from the Norman coast.
Draakanaon is a raw black metal band from Chalon-sur-Saône, France, active since 2004. With two decades of activity, they are established practitioners of raw Burgundian black metal.
Drac Attack! is a progressive/power metal band from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2021. They bring high-energy power metal with progressive flair and a vampiric edge.
Dracarys is a melodic death metal band from Trondelag, Norway, formed in 2015. The project channels Scandinavian melodic death metal from the central Norwegian region.
Drace XII is a symphonic power metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, blending power and progressive metal with orchestral arrangements and influences from Visual Kei. The band released their debut album "Supreme Legacy" in 2016, produced by Edu Falaschi (ex-Angra), followed by "The 12th Ceremony" in 2018.
Drachenbrut is a black metal band from Lower Saxony, Germany, formed in 2016. Their name meaning 'dragon brood,' they channel mythical darkness through fierce black metal.
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