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Daimonos is a death metal duo from Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, formed in 2014, fronted by vocalist Mirella Jambo alongside guitarist and programmer Lucas Daniel. The band draws on slamming and groove-oriented death metal, exploring themes of psychological disorder and anti-religion, and has released a string of recordings including the debut EP "Intense Madness" (2017), the full-length "In the Name of..." (2019), and the album "Dementia" (2021).
Named after the mythic Norse sword that cannot be sheathed without drawing blood, Boston's Dainsleif fuse melodic death metal's sweeping intensity with folk metal's ancient melodic sensibility. One of the newer acts to emerge from the New England scene, formed in 2025.
Daitya plays black/death metal from Barreiro on the south bank of the Tagus, active since 2004 and named after the powerful anti-gods of Hindu mythology. Their two decades of extreme metal draw from Eastern mysticism for a thematic backdrop that sets them apart from typical Iberian extreme metal.
Grand Rapids' Dakhma blend post-black metal's atmospheric sprawl with the raw abrasion of crust punk, creating music that's as bleak as the Michigan winters it grew out of. Formed in 2014, they push atmospheric black metal toward something distinctly confrontational and earthbound.
Dalighet is a death metal band formed in 2020 in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, signed to Impaled Records. The band released their debut EP Unleash the Evil in 2021, followed by their first full-length The Serpent's Cult in 2024. Their sound focuses on straightforward death metal with themes of darkness and violence.
Dalit plays doom/death metal from the oil city of Stavanger, active since 2014 and named after the marginalized communities of South Asia. Their social-justice reference adds an ethical dimension to crushing, slow-paced compositions that give voice to the oppressed through sonic weight.
Dallian plays a hybrid of progressive, symphonic, and death metal from Leiria in central Portugal, active since 2018. Their multi-genre approach layers orchestral grandeur and progressive complexity over a death metal foundation, creating ambitious compositions of considerable scope.
Damage Done is a melodic death metal band from Heiligenhaus, Germany, formed in 2025. They bring fresh energy to the Gothenburg-influenced melodic death metal tradition.
Damage Source is a death/thrash metal band from Cologne, Germany, formed in 2007. Their aggressive output including "Aeons of Nothingness" and the "Come Heresy" demo delivers punishing death/thrash with relentless intensity.
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