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A black metal band from Linz, Upper Austria, formed in 1998 with lyrical themes centered on chaos, Sethianism, and philosophy. The band was active through 2002, after which they reformed and continued under the name Eschaton, releasing material including 'The Black Hordes of Lucifer' in 2023.
Domitorem is a melodic black and death metal project from London, formed in 2016. Their debut single Funeral was released as a limited run of 100 physical copies alongside a digital release, establishing their cross-pollination of black, death, and thrash metal styles.
Domkraft is a doom, sludge, and stoner metal band from Stockholm, Sweden, formed in 2015. The project delivers crushing doom with sludge and stoner metal grooves from the Swedish capital.
Dommkratt plays death metal from Saint Petersburg, active since 2015 and whose Swedish-derived name — meaning "car jack" — suggests the mechanical, lifting force of their heavy compositions. Their industrial-tool name suits the mechanical precision of their death metal.
Domovoyd is a doom/stoner metal band from Seinäjoki, Finland, active since 2011. Named after the Slavic house spirit, they craft psychedelic doom and stoner metal.
Domovyna is a black metal band from Zhytomyr, Ukraine, formed in 2021. The project channels dark black metal from central Ukraine.
Domus Occultis is a doom and stoner metal band from Belgrade, Serbia, formed in 2015. The project channels heavy, ritualistic doom and stoner metal.
Domus Serpentis is a black metal band from Finland, formed in 2022. Their Latin name meaning 'house of serpents,' they play serpentine black metal.
Don Broco are a Bedford rock band whose career has moved from post-hardcore-adjacent beginnings into a playful, muscular, and genre-bending form of modern British rock. Formed in 2008, the group built early momentum through energetic live shows before Priorities and Automatic turned them into a major force in UK alternative rock. Technology, Amazing Things, and Nightmare Tripping expanded their personality further, mixing huge choruses, electronic polish, funk grooves, pop instincts, nu-metal bounce, and heavier riffs. Don Broco fit rock and metal-adjacent scope through their post-hardcore roots, heavy touring context, and recurring use of metallic guitar weight, even when the songs are too colorful to sit inside one heavy genre. The band works because it treats contrast as a strength: glossy hooks crash into absurd humor, aggressive sections snap into danceable rhythms, and Rob Damiani's vocals carry both swagger and self-awareness. Don Broco's music can be ridiculous, precise, and genuinely heavy in the same track. Their best songs make modern rock feel elastic, turning stylistic restlessness into a recognizable identity rather than a lack of direction.
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