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Distant Shapes is a melodic death and doom metal band from Nitra, Slovakia, formed in 2016. The project merges melodic death metal with doom metal's weight.
Maryland's Distention formed in 2023 trafficking in the space between death metal's crushing extremity and deathcore's breakdown-heavy structure, a synthesis that reflects the current state of the Mid-Atlantic's extreme underground. Still fresh, they're a band arriving at a moment when the line between these two subgenres has never been more productively blurred.
Distolirium is a melodic death metal band from Goslar, Germany, formed in 2021. They craft emotive melodic death metal from the Harz region.
Distopia is a death, doom, and progressive metal band from Istanbul, Turkey, formed in 2010. The project blends multiple metal styles with progressive ambition.
Distorment is a death metal and metalcore band from Sofia, Bulgaria, blending crushing heaviness with breakdowns and aggressive vocal delivery since 2015. Their approach fuses old-school death metal brutality with the rhythmic punch of modern metalcore.
Distorted Aura is a death metal band from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2026. They bring fresh death metal energy to the capital's underground scene.
Distorted Memories is a melodic thrash/death metal band from Besançon, France, formed in 2020. They deliver distorted melodic aggression from the Franche-Comté region.
Distorted Reality is a death metal band from Sofia, Bulgaria, active since 2003 and a longstanding presence in the Bulgarian extreme metal scene. Their music delivers unrelenting heaviness through technically grounded songwriting and forceful execution.
Distortflesh is a death metal band from Épernay, France. They deliver flesh-distorting death metal from the Champagne region.
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