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Evidence (2023)
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Dubnik plays black metal from Russia's Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad, formed in 2022 and channeling the geographic isolation of this territorial island within the EU into atmospheric compositions. Their forest-themed name draws from the wooded landscapes of the former East Prussia.
Dubrava is a black metal band from the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine, formed in 2023. The project channels dark black metal.
Duchess is a NWOBHM-inspired heavy metal band from London, formed in 2015. The band revive the spirit of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal with classic riffing and traditional metal energy.
Duckhunters is a stoner/doom metal band from Brest, France, active since 2013. They hunt through heavy stoner and doom from Brittany's westernmost point.
Heavy Doom / Stoner Metal / Rock from Austin.
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.
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