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Demoralized is a death metal and grindcore band from Reykjavik, Iceland, formed in 2016. The band deliver relentless extreme metal from the small but vibrant Icelandic metal scene.
Los Angeles grindcore outfit Denature have been conducting sonic autopsies since 2016, channeling the city's underground violence into blasts of precision-engineered noise and fury. Their grind is tight and technically minded while retaining the essential brutality that makes the genre function as a form of protest.
Department of Correction is a grindcore band from Paris, France, active since 2012. They deliver corrective blasts of grindcore from the French capital.
Dephosphorus is a death/black metal and grindcore band from Athens, coined as "astrogrind" for their fusion of grindcore with science fiction and astronomy themes. Featuring guitarist Thanos Mantas, vocalist Panos Agoros, drummer John Votsis, and bassist Kostas Ragiadakos, their fifth album Planetoktonos (2025), mastered by James Plotkin, explores Dyson spheres and superintelligence inspired by The Expanse novels.
Depraved is a death metal and grindcore band from Sofia, Bulgaria, channeling raw aggression through a prolific run of demos, splits, and EPs. Rooted in the DIY underground, their output favors short, violent bursts of extremity over polish.
Derrape Cerebral plays death metal and grindcore from Spain, formed in 2022 and delivering the visceral extremity their brain-skid name promises. Their hybrid approach combines grindcore's microsecond fury with death metal's guttural depth.
Desalmado is a grindcore and deathgrind band from São Paulo, Brazil, originally formed under the name El Fuego. Blending the aggression of classic grindcore with the heaviness of contemporary death metal, their politically charged lyrics have drawn comparisons to Napalm Death; the band has toured Europe and shared stages in Brazil with acts such as Entombed and Obituary. Key releases include "Estado Escravo" (2014) and "Save Us from Ourselves" (2018), the latter released through Black Hole Productions and Greyhaze Records.
Descendit is a grindcore band from Turin, Italy, formed in 2020. Self-described as apolitical yet concerned with social inequities, the trio delivers raw grindcore with crust punk influences.
Desecration is a death metal and grindcore band from Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil, operating in the extreme underground since the 1990s. The band appeared on the compilation "Grindattack!" (2000) alongside Groinchurn and Parental Advisory, as well as on the "No Fate III" compilation, placing them among Brazil's active grindcore scene.
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