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Dreven is a black metal band from Prague, Czech Republic, active since 2015. They explore dark, atmospheric black metal with roots in Eastern European tradition.
Drewcifer is a solo epic progressive metal project from London, created by Drew, an ex-frontman of New Project and videogame composer. The 2020 debut album Battle Song delivers six tracks of high-energy instrumental metal inspired by Dungeons & Dragons campaigns, designed to evoke the intensity of dramatic battles against the darkness.
Drex Wiln plays melodic death metal from Volgodonsk in Rostov Oblast, formed in 2025 and bringing fresh melodic aggression to the southern Russian extreme metal scene. Their cryptic name adds mystery to accessible, hook-laden melodeath.
Drexler is a heavy metal band from Hemsbach, Germany, formed in 2019. They play classic heavy metal with modern energy.
Dreyelands is a progressive metal band from Budapest, Hungary, active since 2007. The band craft elaborate progressive metal compositions with nearly two decades of creative development.
Dreyra is a melodic death/black metal band from Tampere, Finland, formed in 2023. They deliver bleeding melodic extremity from Finland's industrial heartland.
Dried Resin is an instrumental raw black metal project from Poschiavo, Switzerland, driven entirely by The Archdruid with occasional guest contributions. Their 2019 self-titled debut features three atmospheric compositions with track names drawn from fantasy lore, delivered through a raw, unpolished black metal aesthetic.
Drift Into Black is a gothic/doom metal project founded in Sayreville, New Jersey in 2017, driven largely by multi-instrumentalist Craig Rossi. A prolific one-man operation, Rossi writes, records, and produces most of the material himself, drawing on doom, progressive metal, and ambient influences. The band has released five full-length albums, including the concept album Earthtorn (2022) and Voices Beneath the Rubble (2024) on Black Lion Records.
Drift of Genes is a brutal death metal band from Debaltseve, Ukraine, formed in 2012. The project delivers punishing brutal death metal from the Donbas region.
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