While listening to random indies and vk bands I've acquired through pay-to-download sites, one in particular keeps catching my ear with particularly interesting and talented songs. That band is D.
Formed in 2003 by former members of Syndrome, D have somehow remained just outside of the limelight of the vk scene. With over a million scrobbles on last.fm, I wonder why it took me 5 years to hear of the band. It certainly has nothing to do with a lack of talent or poor songwriting, because this band has plenty of both! D are a welcome mix of an indies sound with ehavy vk stylings, edgy solos, melodic vocals (read: not just screams and growls), and the beginnings of a solid catalog of music.
D are currently on tour throughout Japan, but there's no word of the band making their way to the U.S. anytime soon. That's too bad since D could easily give any other current vk band a helluva run for their money! D have already lasted longer than most vk bands do these days, so hopefully we'll be seeing a lot of this band for many more years to come!
Please enjoy some sample songs from their disc "The Name of the Rose" from 2005. I'll be adding more of their music soon, but this is a nice place to start.
4-song selection from "The Name of the Rose" (2005)
Download: 128 kpbs
Tracks:
GOD'S CHILD 4:22
Hourglass 5:21
Day Dream 5:14
Ever After 3:47
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