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Formed in West Flanders in 2021 by King Hiss guitarist Josh Fury alongside drummer Bert Guillemont (ex-Liar), Dudsekop draw on the lineage of Congress, King Hiss, and Liar to produce West Flemish black metal sung entirely in the local Ypres dialect. Their 2022 debut Liksems, released on Genet Records, pairs razor-sharp riffing with barked bilingual vocals and a self-described identity as 'West-Vlamse koavezworte metal' — West Flemish pitch-black metal.
Out of Toms River, New Jersey since 2013, Due for Extinction have carved out a lane in the overlap between technical death metal and deathcore, where surgical precision and sheer sonic punishment coexist. Over a decade into their run they have refined an approach that prizes complexity without sacrificing weight. They are one of the more durable acts in Jersey's extreme metal community.
Austin heavy metal/doom. Classic twin-guitar attack with NWOBHM energy.
Duelist is a heavy metal and hard rock band from Zagreb, Croatia, formed in 2023. The band deliver classic-inspired heavy metal and hard rock with the energy of the Zagreb underground.
Duelliste is a black metal band from France, formed in 2023. They deliver dueling black metal.
Duelo Eterno is a melodic power/progressive metal band from Cáceres, Spain, formed in 2015. Their name meaning 'eternal duel,' they blend power and progressive metal from Extremadura.
Duende is a heavy metal band from Zaragoza, Spain, active since 2007. Named after the Spanish concept of artistic passion, they deliver heavy metal with nearly two decades of spirit.
Dugout plays death metal from Zeya and later Blagoveshchensk in Russia's Amur Oblast on the Chinese border, active since 2011. Their military-trench name drives compositions of focused aggression from one of Russia's most remote Far Eastern outposts.
Duh is an atmospheric black metal band from Madrid, Spain, active since 2014. They explore atmospheric depths through black metal from the Spanish capital.
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