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Dislexya was a death metal band from Argentina that released their debut EP "II" in October 2016 and the full-length "Dis Is Nightmare" in May 2019, the latter mixed and mastered by Joel Mäntyranta. The band blended death metal with punk influences across their two releases before splitting up.
Dislike is a death metal band from Loigné-sur-Mayenne, France, formed in 2018. They deliver death metal from rural western France.
Dislocation is a death metal band from La Sauvetat, France, formed in 2018. They play jarring death metal from southwestern France.
Disloyal is a death metal band from Ketrzyn, Poland, formed in 1997. One of the longest-running death metal acts in the Warmia-Masuria region, the project has delivered decades of aggressive death metal.
Dismal Chant is a death metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2020. The band deliver dark, crushing death metal rooted in the Greek underground extreme metal tradition.
Dismal Dawn is a melodic death metal band from Mikashevichy, Belarus, incorporating folk metal elements and instrumental passages into their sound. Their 2015 release 'The Awakening' spans six tracks of expansive, harmonically rich metal with compositions averaging over five minutes.
A melodic death/black metal band from Vienna, Austria, formed in 1997 and signed to Black Empire Records. Their catalog includes 'Thoughts' (2004) and the album 'Rethought' (2015), and they have performed at Kaltenbach Open Air and at Vienna venues including the Viper Room, mixing melodic death metal with black and thrash metal elements.
Ruthless Brutal Death Metal from Houston.
Dismanibus is a five-piece melodic death metal band from Colchester, Essex, formed in 2013. Their debut album The Old Lie (2013) was followed by years of development leading to their forthcoming concept album Dacia, previewed by the 2025 single Becoming the Warrior.
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