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The Damn Truth
The Damn Truth: Montreal, Canada hard rock band (Lee-la Baum, Tom Shemer, PY Letellier, Dave Traina); four albums including Now or Nowhere (2021) and self-titled 2025 record produced by Bob Rock.
The Damned (band)
The Damned are an English punk band formed in London in 1976, first UK punk band to release a single ("New Rose"), an album (Damned Damned Damned), and tour the US; later pioneers of goth rock led by Dave Vanian and Captain Sensible.
The Dan Band
The Dan Band is a Los Angeles comedy cover band formed in 2000, fronted by Dan Finnerty, known for profanity-laced covers of female pop hits and cameos in Old School, Starsky & Hutch, and The Hangover.
The Dandy Warhols
The Dandy Warhols are an American rock band formed in Portland, Oregon, blending psych rock, shoegaze, and synth pop; "Bohemian Like You" was their signature hit.
The Darkness (band)
The Darkness is a British hard rock band formed in Lowestoft in 2000 by Justin and Dan Hawkins. Their 2003 debut won three BRIT Awards.
The Dave Clark Five
The Dave Clark Five (DC5), an English beat group from Tottenham formed in 1962, rivaled the Beatles in 1964 with 'Glad All Over', 15 consecutive US Top 40 singles, and Ed Sullivan appearances; inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008.
The dB's
The dB's: American jangle pop/power pop band formed 1978 in New York by North Carolinians Stamey, Holsapple, Holder, and Rigby; known for Stands for deciBels (1981), Repercussion, and Like This; not the Chicago roots band.
The Dead Daisies
The Dead Daisies: Aussie-American hard rock supergroup founded by David Lowy (formed 2012), with members from Guns N' Roses, Whitesnake, Mötley Crüe, Deep Purple; albums include Holy Ground, Radiance; Kelly Hansen fronts from October 2026.
The Dead Milkmen
The Dead Milkmen are an American satirical punk rock band formed in Philadelphia in 1983, known for comic songs like "Punk Rock Girl" and "Bitchin' Camaro."
The Dead South
The Dead South: four-piece acoustic band formed 2012 in Regina, Saskatchewan (banjo, mandolin, cello, guitar; Nate Hilts, Scott Pringle, Danny Kenyon, Colton Crawford). Albums Good Company, Illusion & Doubt, Sugar & Joy, Chains & Stakes; JUNO-winning alt-bluegrass with punk energy.
The Dead Weather
The Dead Weather: Nashville, Tennessee rock band formed in 2009 (aka Jack White's gothic blues supergroup), uniting Jack White (White Stripes, Raconteurs) on drums, Alison Mosshart (The Kills) on vocals, Dean Fertita (Queens of the Stone Age), and Jack Lawrence. Three albums on Third Man Records: Horehound, Sea of Cowards, Dodge and Burn.
The Dear Hunter
The Dear Hunter is an American progressive rock band from Providence, Rhode Island, founded by Casey Crescenzo in 2005-2006, known for the six-part Act concept series, The Color Spectrum, Antimai, and Sunya.
The Decemberists
The Decemberists: Portland, Oregon indie rock band formed in 2000, led by Colin Meloy, known for hyper-literate story-songs, The Crane Wife, The Hazards of Love, and the 2011 US number-one The King Is Dead.
The Defiant (band)
The Defiant is an American punk rock supergroup formed of members of The Offspring, Smash Mouth, and The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, which released its debut album in 2023.
The Delfonics
The Delfonics, Philadelphia soul vocal trio of William and Wilbert Hart and Randy Cain, scored 1968's "La-La (Means I Love You)" and the Grammy-winning "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)" with producer Thom Bell.
The DeMarco Sisters
The DeMarco Sisters, American close-harmony quintet of real sisters (Anne, Gina, Gloria, Terri, Arlene) from Rome, NY and Brooklyn; Fred Allen Show regulars 1946-1949, Skirts Ahoy! (1952), Decca singles 1954-1957.
The Dillards
The Dillards: American bluegrass band founded by brothers Rodney and Doug Dillard of Salem, Missouri, with Dean Webb and Mitch Jayne; Elektra artists from 1962, the Darlings on The Andy Griffith Show, and pioneers of electric country-rock bluegrass.
The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy
The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy: San Francisco industrial hip-hop duo of Michael Franti and Rono Tse, active 1990–1993, from the Beatnigs; their only album Hypocrisy Is the Greatest Luxury (1992, 4th & Broadway/Island) pioneered anti-homophobia rap like "Language of Violence"; Franti later formed Spearhead.
The Distillers
The Distillers: American punk rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1998 by Australian singer-guitarist Brody Dalle; albums The Distillers, Sing Sing Death House, and Coral Fang; disbanded 2006, reunited 2018.
The Divine Comedy (band)
The Divine Comedy is a Northern Irish baroque pop band formed in 1989 in Enniskillen around Neil Hannon, known for National Express, thirteen albums including Rainy Sunday Afternoon (2025), and the Father Ted theme.
The Donnas
The Donnas (ザ・ドナス), American hard rock/garage punk quartet formed in Palo Alto in 1993, evolved from Ragady Anne and the Electrocutes; Lookout! then Atlantic; hit "Take It Off"; final album Bitchin' (2007).
The Doobie Brothers
The Doobie Brothers are an American rock band formed in San Jose, California in 1970 by Tom Johnston and Patrick Simmons, later joined by Michael McDonald. Known for "Listen to the Music," "Black Water," and "What a Fool Believes," they won 2 Grammys, sold 48 million albums, and entered the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2020.
The Doors
The Doors: American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1965 (Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger, John Densmore), named for Huxley's The Doors of Perception; Elektra label; six Morrison-era studio albums, 1967-1971.
The Dramatics
The Dramatics are an American soul and R&B vocal group from Detroit, Michigan, best known for 1970s hits like "Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get" and "In the Rain."
The Dream Academy
The Dream Academy: 1980s English folk-rock trio of Nick Laird-Clowes, Kate St. John, and Gilbert Gabriel; 1985 hit "Life in a Northern Town," three Warner Bros. albums; distinct from the 2023 Hybe/Geffen TV series.
The Dresden Dolls
The Dresden Dolls: Boston punk cabaret duo of Amanda Palmer and Brian Viglione, formed 2000, known for "Brechtian punk cabaret", albums Yes, Virginia... (2006) and the 2025 Tailor's Version re-recording.
The Drifters
The Drifters are the American doo-wop and R&B vocal group founded in 1953 by George Treadwell and Clyde McPhatter at Atlantic Records. Known for "Under the Boardwalk" and "Save the Last Dance for Me," constant lineups, and 1988 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction.
The Drums
The Drums are an American indie pop band formed in 2008 in Kissimmee, Florida and based in Brooklyn, led by songwriter Jonny Pierce and known for "Let's Go Surfing".
The Dubliners
The Dubliners: Irish folk band formed 1962 at O'Donoghue's Pub, Dublin, named after Joyce's 1914 story collection; Ronnie Drew, Luke Kelly, Barney McKenna, Ciarán Bourke; hits "Seven Drunken Nights" and "The Irish Rover".
The Durutti Column
The Durutti Column, also styled Durutti Column, is Vini Reilly's Manchester guitar project on Factory Records from 1978, known for the sandpaper-sleeved 1980 debut and the 2026 comeback album Renascent.