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Slave to the Scalpel (2021)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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State Of Unrest (2023)
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Dyzarthria plays slam/brutal death metal from Irkutsk near Lake Baikal, formed in 2025 and named after the speech disorder caused by neurological damage. Their medical-term name drives compositions of maximum sonic disarticulation from Siberia's cultural heart.
Dzelme is a black, death, and doom metal band from Latvia, formed in 2021. The project merges three pillars of extreme metal darkness from the Latvian underground.
Dzelzs Vilks is a death metal band from Sigulda, Latvia, formed in 1995. One of the veteran extreme metal acts in the Baltic region, the project has delivered decades of death metal from the Latvian underground.
Dal Riata is a Celtic-themed melodic death metal band from Glasgow, formed in 2017. Their 2024 self-titled album draws heavily from Celtic mythology and folklore, with eight tracks referencing figures like Cu Chulainn, the Battle of Mag Tuired, Andraste, and the Nine Maidens of Dundee.
Damonium plays death/groove metal from Yaroslavl on the Volga, active since 2010 and delivering heavy, rhythmically driven compositions from the historic Golden Ring city. Their demonic name and umlaut decoration add Germanic menace to Russian extreme metal.
Döxa is a melodic gothic/death metal band from Madrid, Spain, formed in 2015. They blend gothic elegance with melodic death metal from the Spanish capital.
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