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Daimoth is a black/heavy metal band from Timbaúba, Pernambuco, Brazil with a history of activity stretching back to 2000 and a period of reactivation around 2017. The band plays raw black metal with satanic lyrical themes, and released the demo "Inquisition" (featuring tracks such as "Nocturnal Terror" and "Fallen Angel") through Acclaim Records.
Dark Altar was a black/death metal band from Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil, active in the mid-to-late 2010s. Drawing influence from Death, Belphegor, Sarcófago, and Mayhem, the band pursued a raw, ritualistic extreme metal sound; scheduling conflicts and creative differences ultimately led to their permanent disbandment following a failed reunion attempt in 2020.
Dark Slumber is a black/death metal band from the Barra Mansa and Volta Redonda area of Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, formed by musicians who had previously played in bands such as Abominor and Trevas. Their sound draws on the Greek black metal tradition, blending dark, atmospheric guitar work with guttural vocals. The band released the demo "Qliphotic Black Dimensions" in 2013, followed by the full-length "Dead Inside" in 2015.
Dark Tower is a black/death metal band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, formed in 2006 and signed to Eternal Hatred Records. The band released the album "Eight Spears" in 2016 through Lab6 Records, recorded and mixed at AM Studio in Rio de Janeiro. They followed it with "Obedientia," a joint release by Extreme Sound Records, Electric Funeral Records, and Native Blood Produções.
Darkhammer is a black/thrash metal band from Ananindeua, Pará, Brazil, formed in 2022 with a sound rooted in hatred, destruction, and anti-Christian themes. The trio — featuring Lucas Jhones on guitars and vocals, L. Blanco on bass, and Vitor Hugo on drums — released their debut album “Possessed by Death” in November 2022, which includes a cover of Mayhem’s “Freezing Moon” alongside six original tracks recorded at Fabrika Studios.
DCLXVI is a black/thrash metal band from Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil, formed in 2022. The name is the Roman numeral representation of 666, reflecting the band's Satanic and ritualistic lyrical themes. They are an independent, unsigned act operating within Brazil's underground extreme metal scene.
DeathSlaüghter is a black/thrash/speed metal band with doom influences from São José dos Campos, Brazil, formed in 2017 and rooted in occult themes of war and mysticism. The band has released several recordings including the albums Ressurreição (2017), The Last Great War of Humanity (2019), and Passing Through the Valley of the Sodomites (2022).
Declínio is a black/death metal trio from Assis, São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2022, with members drawn from the bands GURO, REIKETSU, and YALDABAOTH. The band blends influences from grind, doom, and post-metal alongside extreme metal, channeling themes of mental chaos and death. They released the album "Natureza Estatal" in 2022 and a second record, "Talking With Ghosts," on their Bandcamp page.
Defacer is a black/doom metal band from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, listed on Metal Archives under ID 17147. The band blends black metal atmospherics with doom metal heaviness, operating out of the historically rich Brazilian extreme metal scene centered in Belo Horizonte. Their Bandcamp page (defacerkdy) hosts their recorded output, which explores occult and dark themes characteristic of the genre.
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