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Difenacum is a death metal and grindcore act from Castellon de la Plana on Spain's Mediterranean coast, active since 2013 and named after the rodenticide. Their poison-derived name matches music designed for extermination — fast, toxic, and lethal.
Digest! is a death metal/crust/grindcore band from the Ulm/Stuttgart area of Germany, formed in 2020. They deliver a ferocious mix of death metal, crust, and grindcore extremity.
Digestor plays death metal and grindcore from Slagelse on the island of Zealand, formed in 2025 and delivering the genre's most brutal sonic consumption. Their name's digestive reference aligns with grindcore's tradition of bodily horror and visceral extremity.
Din-Addict is a grindcore band from Budapest, Hungary, active since 1999, with an extensive discography of over fifteen releases including numerous split recordings with acts like Noisehole Project, Abortion, and Schism. Their catalog also includes standalone releases like Neurosexual Deformation and Music for Opened Minds, establishing them as prolific veterans of the Hungarian grindcore underground.
Diphosgene is a black/death metal and grindcore band from the Black Country region of England, formed in 2025 with a thematic focus on World War I chemical warfare. Their releases include a demo and the Diphosgene Attack EP, drawing lyrical inspiration from the historical deployment of their namesake poison gas.
Dirty Dancing Pigs is a brutal death metal and grindcore band from Krasnoyarsk, Russia, formed in 2018. The project delivers savage grinding death metal from central Siberia.
Dirty Pot of Cum is a death metal/goregrind band from Bordeaux, France, formed in 2023. They deliver deliberately offensive goregrind extremity.
Disact is a death metal and grindcore band from Tolyatti, Russia, formed in 2011. The project channels savage grinding death metal from the Volga region.
Disarm is a grindcore band from Lucca, Tuscany, Italy, formed in 2023. The project merges grindcore extremity with crust punk aggression in a short, violent sonic assault.
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