A hard-hitting American nu-metal troupe based out of Tempe, Arizona, DED was formed in 2016 out of the ashes of Southwest rockers Greeley Estates and Man Made Machine. Mis-An-Thrope, the band's debut long-player, was released in 2017 on Suretone Records. A two-track EP featuring the songs "A Mannequin Idol (Lullaby)" and "Eyes Sewn Shut" appeared in 2020. Both songs were featured on the group's sophomore effort, 2021's Kevin Churko-produced School of Thought, which featured a more refined, though no less uncompromising sound.