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Dragula is a death metal band from Czestochowa, Poland, formed in 2011. The project delivers aggressive death metal from central Poland.
Dragunov is a post-metal band from Paris, France, formed in 2015. Named after the sniper rifle, they deliver precision post-metal from the French capital.
Drahg is a raw black metal and punk band from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, formed in 2020. The band released a self-titled debut in 2020, recorded live at Belt Drive Studio in Belo Horizonte, and is associated with the Cianeto Discos label.
Drahktar is a progressive power metal band from Porto Alegre, Brazil, formed in 2017. The band released their debut album Across the Wasteland in May 2021, an 11-track record featuring vocalist Lucas Vidal, guitarists Leonardo and Luis Fernando Moura, bassist Ângela Lopes, and drummer Fabiano Lopes.
Santa Cruz, California's Drain burst onto the hardcore scene with a ferocious blend of crossover thrash, skate punk energy, and hardcore punk attitude. Their debut 'California Cursed' became an instant classic of the modern hardcore revival, driven by Sammy Ciaramitaro's snarling vocals and riffs that recall DRI, Suicidal Tendencies, and Municipal Waste. The band's skater aesthetic and party-thrash approach have made them one of the most exciting live acts in contemporary hardcore.
Drain Down is a hardcore/crust/crossover band from Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, formed in 2025. They fuse hardcore punk energy with crust and crossover aggression.
Drain Loose is a stoner and doom metal band from Patras, Greece, formed in 2019. The band craft heavy, low-tuned stoner doom rooted in the fuzz-drenched traditions of the genre.
Drain of Impurity is a brutal death metal band from Ankara, Turkey, formed in 2001. One of Turkey's veteran extreme metal acts.
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