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Rochester, New York's Dr. Jeckyl emerged in 2022 as a straightforward heavy metal act drawing from the classic tradition — think twin guitars, driving rhythms, and the kind of riff-centered songwriting that kept the NWOBHM alive across the Atlantic. Still early in their run, the band brings a raw enthusiasm to a sound that prizes songcraft over extremity.
Dr. Living Dead! is a crossover thrash band from Stockholm, Sweden, formed in 2011. The project merges thrash metal with punk energy in a high-octane Swedish crossover assault.
Dr. Skull is a heavy metal band from Ankara, Turkey, formed in 2021. The project delivers classic heavy metal from the Turkish capital.
Dr. Steel is a heavy metal band from Rijeka, Croatia, formed in 2024. The band craft traditional heavy metal with the energy of the Croatian coastal metal scene.
Dr. Terror is a thrash/death metal band from Ripoll, Spain, formed in 2016. They prescribe a lethal dose of thrash and death metal from the Catalan Pyrenees.
Dr. X is a heavy metal band from Vilanova i la Geltru on the Catalan coast, active since 2013 and delivering classic heavy metal with the mysterious, pulp-fiction flair their name suggests. Their enigmatic persona wraps traditional metal riffs in an aura of comic-book intrigue.
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.
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