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Out of Locust Grove, Oklahoma since 2015, Dredge has been delivering slam and brutal death metal from a part of the country most wouldn't expect to produce it — which makes their existence feel like a statement in itself. The band specializes in the genre's most physical vocabulary: churning slam riffs, percussive brutality, and a downtuned low-end density that prioritizes gut-level impact above all else. In a genre defined by extremity, Dredge earns their place through sheer unrelenting weight.
Dredged is a sludge/death metal band with hardcore influences from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2015. They dredge up heavy sludge and death metal from the depths.
A West Flanders extreme metal band from Kuurne and Wevelgem active from 1986 to 1993, Dreft evolved from raw grindcore in the late 1980s through death metal and eventually into doom-death, tracing a trajectory that mirrored the broader evolution of European extreme metal during that period. The band appeared on the 1990 compilation Morbid Noise – Abomination 4 and left behind rehearsal tapes from 1988 that document their earliest grindcore phase.
Dreg K is a raw black metal project originally from Belgrade, Serbia, later based in Berlin, formed in 2013. The project channels lo-fi and uncompromising raw black metal.
Dregoth plays extreme symphonic metal from Luxembourg, layering orchestral grandeur and bombastic arrangements over a foundation of blasting extremity. Their fantasy-derived name evokes the monstrous and otherworldly themes that fuel their dramatic compositions.
Dregspitters is a thrash metal/crossover band from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, formed in 2019. They spit aggressive crossover thrash from the Canary Islands.
Dreich is a sludge/doom metal band from Copenhagen, Denmark, formed in 2015. Their Scottish-derived name meaning 'dreary weather' matches their bleak, crushing sludge and doom.
Formed in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 2015, Dreichmere weave together the ferocity of black and death metal with the structural ambition of progressive metal — a combination that produces music both technically demanding and atmospherically dense. Their progressive black/death approach resists easy categorization, pushing past genre convention into something distinctly their own.
Drekaevatz is a black metal project from Minsk, Belarus, formed in 2025 with a debut two-track release 'The Death Knell for Suffering Souls' blending black and death metal. The project is primarily driven by its namesake member handling vocals, guitars, bass, and lyrics alongside drummer Gypsy.
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