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Digital Bath is a groove and death metal band from Birmingham, England, formed in 2016. The band fuse the rhythmic weight of groove metal with the aggression of death metal in their heavy, riff-driven sound.
A collaborative project drawing members from both the northern and southern regions of Belgium, Dikasterion play raw, occult black metal indebted to Finnish and Finnish-adjacent acts like Archgoat, Beherit, and Barathrum — influences they describe as their "ancient path." Their catalog includes the demo MMXVIII and the releases Stavelot 1597/Rome 897 and Chaos as a New World, with lyrics framed as an "unholy gospel."
Diktat is a brutal death metal band from Paris, France, active since 2000. With a quarter century of activity, they are veteran purveyors of Parisian brutality.
Dilapidated is a death metal band from Halland and Vastmanland, Sweden, formed in 2016. The project delivers aggressive Swedish death metal.
Diligence is a four-piece progressive groove metal band from Prague, Czech Republic, formed in 2012. Their debut album "Abundance In Exertion" features female-fronted brutality blended with technical precision and modern metal grooves.
Dilirium is a death metal band from Munich, Germany, with roots stretching back to 1994. As a veteran act, they bring three decades of death metal experience to their craft.
Diluvian plays technical and brutal death metal from Besancon in eastern France, formed in 2022 and named after the catastrophic floods of ancient mythology. Their deluge-evoking name matches a sound designed to overwhelm — waves of technical precision crashing over blast-beat foundations.
Dimax is a two-member instrumental melodic death metal project from Belarus, operating under the motto 'one evening, one track.' Active since 2016 with annual releases, the project distills melodic metal ideas into focused, spontaneous compositions.
Dimlight is a symphonic death and gothic metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2012, known for their combination of aggressive guitars, sharp female vocals, and brutal male growls. Their discography includes Psychosynthesis, The Lost Chapters, Realm of Tragedy, Kingdom of Horrors, and A Symphony of Horrors, established through active worldwide live performances.
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