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Defleshed
Defleshed is a Swedish thrash and death metal band from Uppsala, formed in 1991, whose trio of Gustaf Jorde, Lars Löfven, and Matte Modin reunited in 2021 and released Grind Over Matter in 2022.
Deftones
Deftones is an American alternative metal band formed in Sacramento, California in 1988, fronted by Chino Moreno and known for blending heavy riffs with ambient, shoegaze textures.
Deicide (band)
Deicide is an American death metal band formed in Tampa, Florida in 1987 as Amon, renamed Deicide in 1989, and ranked second in death metal sales of the SoundScan era.
Delain
Delain is a Dutch symphonic metal band formed in 2002 in Zwolle by ex-Within Temptation keyboardist Martijn Westerholt; female-fronted, seven studio albums including Dark Waters (2023), since 2026 a guest-vocalist collective.
Demon Hunter (band)
Demon Hunter is an American Christian metal band from Seattle formed in 2000 by brothers Ryan and Don Clark of Training for Utopia. Twelve albums on Solid State Records, Billboard 200 charting, and a 2026 trademark suit against Netflix over KPop Demon Hunters.
DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT
DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT, meaning "The Way to Freedom", is a black metal band from Würzburg, Germany, formed in 2009 by guitarist Nikita Kamprad and vocalist Tobias Jaschinsky.
Desaster
Desaster is a German black/thrash metal band from Koblenz, formed in 1988. It is currently fronted by vocalist Sataniac, and released albums such as Kill All Idols (2025).
Destruction (band)
Destruction, German thrash metal band from Weil am Rhein founded by Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer and Mike Sifringer; one of the Teutonic Big Four with Kreator, Sodom, Tankard; sixteen albums from Infernal Overkill (1985) to Birth of Malice.
Dethklok
Dethklok: fictional death metal band of Adult Swim's Metalocalypse (premiered 2006) and a real touring melodic death metal act led by Brendon Small with drummer Gene Hoglan; five Dethalbums released 2007-2023, including Dethalbum IV with the Army of the Doomstar film.
Devil Master
Devil Master is a Philadelphia black metal and hardcore punk band formed in 2015, signed to Relapse Records, known for Satan Spits on Children of Light and Bloody Dreams, distinct from the 1970s film of the same title.
Devil You Know
Devil You Know was an American metalcore band formed in Los Angeles in 2012, fronted by former Killswitch Engage singer Howard Jones, releasing two albums on Nuclear Blast.
DevilDriver
DevilDriver (originally Deathride) is an American groove metal band from Santa Barbara, California, formed in 2002 and fronted by ex-Coal Chamber singer Dez Fafara; eleven albums including The Last Kind Words (2007) and Strike and Kill (2026).
Devin Townsend Project (group)
The Devin Townsend Project was the band of Canadian musician Devin Townsend, based in Vancouver, active from 2008 to 2018 and releasing seven studio albums.
Diabolical Masquerade
Diabolical Masquerade was the Swedish one-man avant-garde black metal project of Katatonia guitarist Anders "Blakkheim" Nyström, active in Stockholm from 1993 until 2004 and releasing four albums.
Diamond Head (group)
Diamond Head is an English heavy metal band formed in 1976 in Stourbridge, best known for the 1980 album Lightning to the Nations and its influence on Metallica.
Difficult to Cure
Difficult to Cure is a 1981 studio album by British hard rock band Rainbow, released on Polydor and the first with American singer Joe Lynn Turner, who replaced Graham Bonnet.
Dimmu Borgir
Dimmu Borgir, Norwegian symphonic black metal band formed in 1993 (Dimmuborgir, Iceland namesake), known for Enthrone Darkness Triumphant and orchestral black metal; best-selling symphonic black metal act in Norway with 2026 album Grand Serpent Rising.
Dio (band)
Dio was an American heavy metal band formed in 1982 by Ronnie James Dio after leaving Black Sabbath, with Vinny Appice, Jimmy Bain, and Vivian Campbell. Ten studio albums, Holy Diver platinum, disbanded 2010.
Dir En Grey
Dir En Grey (ディル・アン・グレイ) is a Japanese heavy metal band formed in Osaka in 1997 from La:Sadie's, with Kyo, Kaoru, Die, Toshiya, and Shinya; twelve albums from Gauze to MORTAL DOWNER (2026) and major US and European touring.
Dirty Rotten Imbeciles
Dirty Rotten Imbeciles, known as D.R.I., are an American crossover thrash band formed in Houston, Texas, in 1982, whose 1987 album Crossover gave the genre its name.
Disembodied (band)
Disembodied was an American metalcore band from Minneapolis, formed in 1995, known for its downtuned guitars and panic chords, and cited as a foundational influence on the metalcore revival.
Dissection (band)
Dissection, Swedish black/death metal band founded 1989 by Jon Nödtveidt and Peter Palmdahl, known for The Somberlain and Storm of the Light's Bane; ended 2006 after Reinkaos and Nödtveidt's death.
Disturbed (band)
Disturbed is an American heavy metal band from Chicago formed in 1996, fronted by David Draiman, with five consecutive Billboard 200 number-one albums and over 17 million units sold.
Dog Eat Dog
Dog Eat Dog is an American rapcore band formed in Bergen County, New Jersey, in 1990, whose 1994 debut All Boro Kings sold over 600,000 copies.
Dokken
Dokken, Los Angeles heavy metal/hard rock band formed 1977, led by Don Dokken with guitarist George Lynch in the 1980s; known for Tooth and Nail, Back for the Attack, Dream Warriors, and the Dokken–Lynch feud.
Dominum (band)
Dominum is a German zombie-themed power metal band from Nuremberg, formed in 2022 by ex-Hyrax members led by Felix Heldt as Dr. Dead, signed to Napalm Records with albums Hey Living People, The Dead Don't Die, and Night Is Calling.
Doom (group)
Doom are an English crust punk band from Birmingham, England, formed in 1987, whose early run is considered pivotal in the rise of crust punk.
Dope (band)
Dope is an American industrial metal/nu metal band formed in 1997 in Villa Park, Illinois, led by Edsel Dope. Debut Felons and Revolutionaries (1999) is its best-selling album; later records include American Apathy and Blood Money, Pt. 1.
Dordeduh
Dordeduh is a Romanian atmospheric and progressive folk/black metal band from Timișoara, formed in 2009 by former Negură Bunget songwriters Hupogrammos and Sol Faur; its albums include Dar de duh (2012) and Har (2021).
Down-picking
Down-picking is a guitar technique in which every note of a riff is played with a downstroke for maximum attack, a mainstay of metal and punk rhythm playing.