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Dreamtone is a progressive metal band from Ankara, Turkey, formed in 2019. The project explores complex progressive metal from the Turkish capital.
New Haven, Connecticut's Dreamwake forged a distinctive sound they call 'wavecore,' blending metalcore aggression with synthwave aesthetics and atmospheric production. Formed in 2018 by former members of In Honor Of, the band treats their music as an escape into a flow state, matching crushing breakdowns with shimmering synth layers. Their fusion of '80s-inspired electronic textures with modern metalcore heaviness gives them a unique sonic identity in an increasingly crowded scene.
Dreamweaver is a power/heavy metal band from Valencia, Spain, formed in 2019. They weave epic power and heavy metal from the Mediterranean coast.
Dreamworld plays neoclassical/power metal from Barnaul in the Altai region of Siberia, active since 2009 and channeling classical-music virtuosity through power metal's melodic framework. Their fantastical name captures the escapist, world-building quality of their ambitious compositions.
Drear is a black and doom metal band from Norwich, England, formed in 2018. The project fuse the bleakness of black metal with the crushing weight of doom in their dark, atmospheric output.
Dreare is an instrumental three-piece from Hostivice, Czech Republic, originally formed in 2008 and operating under the Dreare name since 2011. Their heavy drone and post-progressive sound features riffy, repetitive melodies layered with synths and noise, explored across albums like "Foregone" and "Portaali."
Drearylands was a power metal band from Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, active from around 1999–2000. The band released two albums — "Some Dreary Songs" (2000) and "Heliopolis" (2003), the latter recorded at Vértice Estúdio in Salvador on Maniac Records — before splitting up, with a later return yielding the album "No Poetry Lasts" (2017).
Drecksau is a sludge/doom metal band from Nuremberg, Germany, formed in 2017. Their name meaning 'dirty pig,' they wallow in filthy sludge and doom.
Dredd is a thrash metal/hardcore band from Ponferrada, Spain, formed in 2017. They deliver judgment through fierce thrash and hardcore from León province.
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