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Die in Agony is a melodic death/groove metal band from Augsburg, Germany, formed in 2020. They combine melodic death metal hooks with groove metal's rhythmic weight.
Die Laughing is a death/thrash metal band from Plymouth, England, formed in 2025. The band deliver aggressive riffing rooted in the crossover of death metal ferocity and thrash metal velocity.
Die Proud is a death, groove, metalcore, and thrash metal band from Povazska Bystrica, Slovakia, formed in 2012. The project blends multiple aggressive metal styles.
A metal band from Bregenz, Vorarlberg, Austria, spanning death metal, melodic death metal, metalcore, and thrash metal influences. Based in Austria's westernmost state, they represent the active metal underground of the Vorarlberg region bordering Germany and Switzerland.
Die Tonight, performing as We Die Tonight, is a metalcore and melodic death metal band from Bristol, England, active since 2010. Their releases including the EPs Stem the Tide and Portraits earned them recognition in the British underground for their blend of crushing brutality and melodic hardcore passion.
Die Vorboten started as a death/folk metal band in the coastal city of Wismar before transitioning into industrial hard rock, tracing one of the more unusual genre arcs in the German underground. Their German name — meaning "the harbingers" — proved prophetic, as they heralded their own sonic transformation.
DieBartDie is a death metal and deathcore project from Hereford, England, created by A.D. Marcovecchio, who also performs as Ascaris. The project layers brutal slam and beatdown riffs over samples from The Simpsons, a tongue-in-cheek approach showcased on the 2023 compilation I Can't Believe I Ate the Whole Thing.
Dieblast is a death/thrash/groove metal band from Santiago, Chile, formed around 2015 and anchored by Christian Argandoña (ex-Thornafire) on vocals and bass alongside producer Pablo Navarrete of Hielo Negro on bass, Eddie Valdebenito on guitar, and Fernando Rojas on drums. The band made their public debut in early 2022 with the politically charged single "Caos, Sangre, Peste," recorded at Panzound Estudios.
Diementia is a five-piece melodic death/thrash metal band from Glasgow, Scotland, formed in 2009 and featuring members J. Hinde, R. Kerr, D. MacIvor, and R. Petch. Their releases Tears of Blood (2009) and the Forgotten Dead EP (2012) showcase a melodic yet aggressive take on the death-thrash formula.
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