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Dragon Throne is an epic heavy/power metal band from Äänekoski, Finland, formed in 2022. They deliver royal, epic heavy and power metal.
Dragon's Lair is an epic heavy metal band from Serres, Greece, formed in 2012. The band channel the grandeur and power of classic epic heavy metal with mythological and fantasy-inspired themes.
Dragonborn is a pagan metal band from Ankara, Turkey, formed in 2026. The project channels ancient pagan themes through metal.
Dragonbreath is a heavy metal band from Agioi Trimithias, Cyprus, founded in late 2009 and building their catalog through the 2014 demo 'Deadly Strike' and the full-length 'The Awakening.' Their sound channels classic heavy metal power with tight, riff-driven compositions.
DragonForce is the internationally renowned power metal band from London, known for their extreme speed guitar work and anthemic compositions. Their discography includes the albums Extreme Power Metal and Warp Speed Warriors, the latter featuring collaborations with vocalists Alissa White-Gluz and Elize Ryd, and the band continue to headline major festivals worldwide.
DragonHarp is a power and symphonic metal band from Milan, Italy, formed in 2016. The project delivers soaring power metal enriched with symphonic grandeur and fantasy themes.
DragonHeart is a power metal band from London, formed in 2000. The band craft epic, melodic power metal rooted in the tradition of European-style fantasy-themed heavy music.
Dragonland is a power and symphonic metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in 2023. The project delivers soaring power metal enriched with symphonic grandeur.
Levittown, New York's Dragons Bane have been trading in heavy, riff-centric stoner metal since 2013, built on the kind of thick, slow-rolling grooves that owe as much to Black Sabbath as to anything from the California desert scene. Long Island's working-class sensibility gives their sound a grounded, unflashy quality — they're more concerned with making rooms move than with cult-of-the-riff posturing.
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