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Diagnose is a political grindcore band from Fortaleza, Ceará, in northeastern Brazil, blending elements of crust punk, grindcore, and death metal with socially charged, anti-system lyrical content. The band released the demo "Desordem Capital" in 1998 and has built a discography spanning several decades, including the albums "Neurose XXI" (2005) and "Cidade Objeto" (2021). They are among the more enduring extreme underground acts from the Brazilian northeast.
Diagnosis: Human is a progressive death/thrash metal band from Bern, active since 2013 and treating the human condition as a pathology to be dissected through complex, technically demanding compositions. Their clinical name frames their music as an examination of humanity's flaws through the scalpel of extreme metal.
Diagoras is a technical death metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in 2018. The project delivers technically precise death metal from the west coast.
Diamond is a death metal band from Syktyvkar, Russia, formed in 2014. The project channels aggressive death metal from the Komi Republic.
Diamonds Are Forever is a metalcore/deathcore band from Cluj-Napoca, active since 2011 and bringing modern extreme metal to Transylvania's largest city. Their James Bond-quoting name adds unexpected glamour to a sound built on crushing breakdowns and guttural vocals.
Dianthus is a death and thrash metal band from Myslowice, Poland, formed in 1996. One of the veteran extreme metal acts in the Upper Silesian scene, the project has delivered decades of death/thrash.
Diarrea is a goregrind act from Bahía Blanca, Argentina, active since 2019 in the country's underground extreme metal scene. They released the album Vamos de culo in July 2019 and followed it with Excrement deliverance in August 2021, both available via Bandcamp. The band maintains a presence on social media under the name Diarrea Goregrind.
Diarrhectomy is a slam/brutal death metal band from Joensuu, Finland, emerging in 2025. They push brutal death metal to its most extreme, visceral limits.
Diascorium is a technical death/black metal band from Leeds, England, active since 2010. They deliver technically demanding extreme metal from West Yorkshire.
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