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Dazed is a progressive death metal band from Berlin, Germany, active since 2011. They push death metal into complex, progressive territory with ambitious compositions and technical precision.
Daath Shadow is a black and death metal band from Groningen, Netherlands, formed in 2015. The project merges black metal's atmosphere with death metal's aggression from northern Netherlands.
Born out of California's extreme underground in 2026, Ddeviatedd slam together brutal death metal and grindcore into an exercise in controlled sonic chaos. Their sound is as much a physical assault as it is a musical statement.
Industrial deathcore out of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, DDM merges mechanized textures and programmed brutality with the pulverizing heaviness of death metal and deathcore. The result is cold, precise, and utterly unrelenting.
De Mortuis is a death metal band from Accrington, England, active since 2013. Their Latin name meaning 'of the dead,' they deliver death metal from Lancashire.
De-Solación is a black/death metal project from La Serena, Chile, channeling Andean folklore and ritualistic atmosphere into dense, crushing extreme metal. The project released 'NECRO-MISTERIO' in August 2021, 'Despojado del Sol' in March 2023, and the eleven-track album 'ELKI' in February 2026, with artwork by Karime Simon and production support from the LMDT label.
Dea Marica is a doom/death metal band from London, England, active since 2012. Named after the Italian goddess, they deliver crushing doom/death from the British capital.
Deacon is a death metal and grindcore band from Wroclaw, Poland, formed in 2006. The project delivers savage grinding death metal from the Lower Silesian underground.
Dead Aeon is a blackened death metal band from Monaghan, Ireland, formed in 2008 and featuring members J. Penders, C. Winsryg, R. Coghlan, D. Walsh, and E. McGuigan. Their 2012 debut EP Apotheosis, recorded at Trackmix Studio in Dublin and produced by Michael Richards, delivers five tracks of technical blackened death metal.
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