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Dreadlord is a death metal band from Copenhagen, Denmark, formed in 2023. They bring fresh death metal ferocity to the Copenhagen underground.
Dreadmaw is a groove and thrash metal band from Bergen, Norway, formed in 2020. The project merges heavy groove riffing with thrash metal velocity from western Norway.
Formed in Silver Spring, Maryland in 2016, Dreadnot operates in the unsettled space between progressive and avant-garde metal, building compositions that resist conventional structure and reward close listening. Their approach prizes dissonance, odd rhythmic shifts, and tonal unpredictability over accessibility, making them a distinctive voice in the Mid-Atlantic underground. The band's refusal to settle into a comfortable genre niche is exactly what defines their appeal.
Dreadnought is a thrash metal band from Derby, England, formed in 2013. The band deliver high-energy thrash with the aggression and speed that define the genre's classic sound.
Dreadnox is a melodic heavy metal band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, built around vocalist Fabio Schneider and guitarist Kiko Dittert. After a long hiatus the band returned with the album "Dance of Ignorance" (2010), produced by Renato Tribuzy, followed by "The Hero Inside" (2014), which was mixed by Roy Z and mastered by Maor Appelbaum.
Dreadpin is a progressive metal band from Tallinn, Estonia, active since 2011. They craft ambitious progressive metal from the Baltic capital.
Dreadrealm is an ambient/atmospheric black metal project from Võhma, Estonia, formed in 2017. They create immersive, atmospheric soundscapes from rural Estonia.
Dreadsight is a heavy metal band from Lahti, Finland, active since 2008. They play classic heavy metal from the Finnish interior.
Dreadstar is a stoner metal band from Dzhankoi, Ukraine, formed in 2025. The project delivers heavy stoner metal.
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