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D.O.G. is a heavy metal/hard rock band from Mäntsälä, Finland, formed in 2020. They play straightforward heavy metal and hard rock from southern Finland.
D.O.S.E. is a death/thrash metal act from Kassel in Hesse, formed in 2022 and delivering potent injections of extreme metal aggression. Their acronym-as-name suggests carefully measured doses of sonic violence — concentrated and lethal.
D.R.A.B. plays death/black metal fused with hardcore punk from Stockholm, active since 2019. Their acronymic name and genre fusion create a confrontational sound that draws equally from Scandinavian extreme metal and hardcore's politically charged aggression.
Mobile, Alabama's D.R.E.A.D. locks groove metal's thick, chugging momentum into thrash's angular attack, landing somewhere between Pantera and Exodus in attitude. There's a Southern-fried swagger underneath the heaviness that sets them apart.
Dirty Rotten Imbeciles. Houston crossover thrash legends who helped define the genre.
D.R.I., short for Dirty Rotten Imbeciles, formed in Houston in 1982 and became one of the crucial bands in the creation of crossover thrash. The early lineup of Kurt Brecht, Spike Cassidy, Eric Brecht, and Dennis Johnson emerged from hardcore punk, practicing obsessively and recording music that was faster, rougher, and more compressed than most rock of the time. The Dirty Rotten EP/LP became a landmark of frantic hardcore and thrashcore, while Dealing With It! expanded the band's chaotic personality with more developed songwriting and sharp social frustration. By Crossover, 4 of a Kind, and Thrash Zone, D.R.I. had fully fused hardcore velocity with thrash metal riffing, helping define a style that would influence punk, metal, skate culture, and countless hybrid bands. They never needed mainstream acceptance to become foundational; their importance lies in how naturally they connected two aggressive underground languages. Decades later, D.R.I. remain active as a touring band, with their early catalog still central to the history of fast, abrasive American heavy music.
D.R.I.L.L. — an acronym for Drilled Rests of Inhuman Lost Lives — is a death metal band from Arica, in Chile's far north. The band recorded 'Vicious Ruthless Bloodshed' at Sade Studios for drums and their own D.R.I.L.L. Studios in Arica for vocals and strings, with mixing and mastering by Juan Pablo Donoso.
D.R.Y. is a death metal band from Paris, France, formed in 2015. They deliver parched death metal from the French capital.
D.S.M plays thrash metal from Moscow, active since 2018 and delivering high-velocity riffing from Russia's capital. Their abbreviated name gets straight to the point, matching a no-nonsense approach to classic thrash.
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