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Cryptic Writings
Cryptic Writings, Megadeth's seventh studio album (Capitol, June 17, 1997), produced by Nashville's Dann Huff, reached US number 10, launched the hit single Trust, and was Nick Menza's last Megadeth record.
Cursum Perficio
Cursum Perficio is Anthrax's twelfth studio album, released September 18, 2026 on Nuclear Blast and Megaforce, its first since 2016's For All Kings; the Latin title means 'I complete my journey' and hints it may be the thrash band's last.
Dance of Death (album)
Dance of Death (2003) is Iron Maiden's 13th studio album, also called Dance Of Death, produced by Kevin Shirley and Steve Harris at Sarm West Studios; 11 tracks, UK No. 2, toured 2003–04 with the Death on the Road live album.
Dark Asylum
Dark Asylum is Kamelot's fourteenth studio album, a symphonic power metal concept album released August 28, 2026 on Napalm Records, set in the fictional neo-Victorian RavenHill Asylum, with guests Ignacia Fernández, Clémentine Delauney, and Tobias Sammet.
De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas
De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas, Mayhem's 1994 debut full-length black metal album on Deathlike Silence Productions, recorded 1992-1993 at Grieghallen, Bergen, by Euronymous, Hellhammer, Varg Vikernes, Blackthorn, and Attila Csihar, released after Euronymous' murder.
De-Loused in the Comatorium
De-Loused in the Comatorium, the Mars Volta's 2003 debut album produced by Rick Rubin, is a concept record about Cerpin Taxt, inspired by Julio Venegas, featuring Flea and John Frusciante.
Dead to Rights (album)
Dead to Rights is Metal Church's 14th studio album, released April 10, 2026, featuring Brian Allen, David Ellefson, and Ken Mary alongside Kurdt Vanderhoof; a thrash-tinged heavy metal record following 2023's Congregation of Annihilation.
Dear God (album)
Dear God (The Pretty Reckless album): fifth studio album by Taylor Momsen's hard rock band, released June 26, 2026 on Fearless Records; 14 tracks, about 50 minutes, featuring the Life Evermore suite and singles For I Am Death and When I Wake Up.
Death Magnetic
Death Magnetic is Metallica's ninth studio album, released September 12, 2008 on Warner Bros. and produced by Rick Rubin. A thrash return to form scoring Metacritic 78, it is best known as the loudness war's most famous victim, with a DR3 master, a cleaner Guitar Hero version, and a 2015 remaster.
Decades (Motionless in White album)
Decades is the seventh studio album by American metalcore band Motionless in White, released July 17, 2026 on Roadrunner. It marks the band's 20th anniversary, features Corey Taylor, Skylar Grey, and Dark Divine, and yielded the chart-topping single Afraid of the Dark.
Decay (album)
Decay is Godflesh's tenth and penultimate studio album, released September 25, 2026 on Relapse Records; six songs, 41 minutes, from the same sessions as Purge, with softened vocals after Broadrick's hernia surgery.
Defenders of the Faith
Defenders of the Faith is a 1984 studio album by the English heavy metal band Judas Priest. It is platinum-certified and features the controversial track "Eat Me Alive."
Deftones (album)
Deftones (2003) is the self-titled fourth studio album by the Sacramento metal band Deftones, produced by Terry Date, released after White Pony, fined $1 million for lateness, and later reappraised as a lost classic.
Diabolus in Musica
Diabolus in Musica is Slayer's eighth studio album (1998, Columbia), Latin for "the devil in music" after the tritone. Largely written by Jeff Hanneman, groove-based and down-tuned, it sold 46,000 first week, peaked at No. 31 on the Billboard 200, and divided fans over its nu metal debate.
Diamond Eyes
Diamond Eyes is Deftones' sixth studio album (Reprise, May 4, 2010), produced by Nick Raskulinecz, first album with bassist Sergio Vega after Chi Cheng's 2008 accident, debuting at number 6 on the Billboard 200.
Diary of a Madman (album)
Diary of a Madman is Ozzy Osbourne's second studio album, released 7 November 1981, the last with guitarist Randy Rhoads. Singles "Flying High Again" and "Over the Mountain"; 3x Platinum, Billboard 200 peak No. 16.
Disgusting (album)
Disgusting is the 2014 debut album by American metalcore band Beartooth, released June 10 on Red Bull Records; Caleb Shomo played all instruments, and it spawned the Gold single "In Between."
Diver Down
Diver Down is Van Halen's fifth studio album, released April 14, 1982 on Warner Bros. A 31-minute, cover-heavy record made in 12 days for about $46,000, it peaked at number 3 on the Billboard chart and spurred Eddie Van Halen's push for creative control.
Doom Crew Inc.
Doom Crew Inc. is Black Label Society's eleventh studio album, released November 26, 2021 via MNRK Heavy; a tribute to the band's road crew and fanbase, recorded with Zakk Wylde, John DeServio, Jeff Fabb, and Dario Lorina.
Down to Earth (Ozzy Osbourne album)
Down to Earth is Ozzy Osbourne's eighth studio album, released October 16, 2001 after a six-year gap. Produced by Tim Palmer, with Zakk Wylde, Robert Trujillo, and Mike Bordin; peaked No. 4 on the Billboard 200, RIAA Platinum.
Dreams on Toast
Dreams on Toast is the eighth studio album by The Darkness, released March 28, 2025. It is a 33-minute collection of ten songs produced by Dan Hawkins.
Dystopia (Megadeth album)
Dystopia, Megadeth's fifteenth studio album (January 22, 2016, Tradecraft/UMe/T-Boy), a thrash return-to-form with Kiko Loureiro and Chris Adler; debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and won the band's first Grammy, Best Metal Performance, for the title track.
Eclipse (Xandria album)
Eclipse is the ninth studio album by German symphonic metal band Xandria, released August 7, 2026 on Napalm Records. Second album with vocalist Ambre Vourvahis; 11 tracks, 57:33, four singles including the title track.
Eight (Shinedown album)
EI8HT (Eight) is Shinedown's eighth studio album, released May 29, 2026 on Atlantic Records: 18 tracks, 1 hour 4 minutes, produced by Eric Bass, mixing hard rock, ballads, and the band's first country song, "Searchlight."
Emperor of Sand
Emperor of Sand is Mastodon's seventh album (Reprise, March 31, 2017), a Grammy-nominated concept record about a man given a death sentence in the desert, written as a metaphor for cancer and grief, produced by Brendan O'Brien; distinct from Tasha Suri's novel Empire of Sand.
Empire (Queensrÿche album)
Empire (1990) is Queensrÿche's fifth studio album, produced by Peter Collins. Triple-platinum, No. 7 Billboard 200, six rock-chart singles including "Silent Lucidity" (#9 Hot 100), the band's biggest seller.
Empty Hands (album)
Empty Hands is Poppy's seventh studio album, released January 23, 2026 on Sumerian Records; produced by Jordan Fish, 13 tracks, 38 minutes, metalcore/industrial pop-metal, Metascore 81.
Endless Forms Most Beautiful (album)
Endless Forms Most Beautiful is Nightwish's eighth studio album (Nuclear Blast, March 2015), the first with vocalist Floor Jansen and Troy Donockley, a Darwin-inspired concept album on evolution featuring Richard Dawkins, which topped the Finnish chart.
Engines of Demolition
Engines of Demolition is the twelfth Black Label Society studio album by Zakk Wylde, released March 27, 2026 on Spinefarm/MNRK Heavy, its first since 2021's Doom Crew Inc., closing with the Ozzy Osbourne tribute Ozzy's Song.
Esoteric Warfare
Esoteric Warfare is Mayhem's fifth studio album, released June 6, 2014 on Season of Mist. It is the band's first album in seven years and first with guitarist Teloch, a Cold War military-experiments concept with lyrics by Attila Csihar.