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Disciples of Diogenes is a brutal death metal/goregrind band from Montpellier, France, emerging in 2025. They follow the cynic philosopher through extreme sonic filth.
Discurso de Pobre is a grindcore band from the Paraisópolis periphery of São Paulo, Brazil, combining extreme music with direct social and political commentary. They released the album "Notícia ruim não chega, ela permanece" in May 2018 and followed it with "Tapando o sol com a peneira" in October 2020, both available on Bandcamp. The band operates on a DIY basis within São Paulo's underground grindcore community.
Disemboweler is a death metal and grindcore band from London, featuring Grosseph Chen on drums, Josh Spleen on guitar, and Stab on bass and vocals. Their 2025 demo delivers five tracks of grinding death in under eight minutes, released on a limited run of ten cappuccino-swirl cassettes that sold out immediately.
Disentomb is a brutal death metal and grindcore band originally from Chisinau, Moldova, later based in Simferopol, formed in 2011. The project channels savage grinding death metal extremity.
Disespero is an anarcho noisegrind band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, formed in June 2018, drawing influence from acts such as Fear of God, AxCx, Cripple Bastards, and Extreme Noise Terror. The band has released several recordings on Bandcamp, including a self-titled album (2019), "Vejo vocês na Disneylândia" (2020), "Uma Odisseia No Descaso" (2021), and "Desabafo" (2024). They operate on a DIY basis and are known for raw, confrontational lyrics rooted in existentialist and anarchic themes.
Disfagia is a one-man death metal and grindcore project from Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, created by Victor Viana (also known as Victor Skullcrusher), who handles all instruments. The project began with a crust punk orientation before evolving into a heavier death metal and grindcore sound, with lyrical themes covering war, politics, social issues, and hatred. An early demo, "Puro Desprezo," was recorded in two hours and cites Extreme Noise Terror, Doom, and Disrupt as key influences.
Disfigurement is a brutal death metal and grindcore band from Khabarovsk, Russia, formed in 2012. The project channels savage extreme metal from the Russian Far East.
Disforija is a brutal death metal and grindcore band from Vilnius, Lithuania, formed in 2004. The project has delivered over two decades of savage grinding death metal from the Lithuanian capital.
Disfuria is a crust punk and grindcore outfit from Valentín Alsina, Buenos Aires, formed in 2022 and drawing on powerviolence, death metal, and stenchcore. They released their debut full-length "No tengo boca y debo gritar" in December 2022, followed by "Ejercicios de violencia" in October 2023, both available on Bandcamp as independent releases.
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