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Deviant Souls plays death/groove metal from Lahr in Baden-Württemberg, active since 2009 and melding the technical demands of death metal with groove metal's infectious rhythmic patterns. Their long run in the scene speaks to the durability of their cross-genre approach.
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Devilsnack is a groove metal band from Gdansk, Poland, formed in 2019. The project delivers heavy, rhythmic groove metal from the Baltic coast.
Springfield, Ohio's Devium have been combining groove metal's mid-tempo stomp with metalcore's aggression since 2010, developing a sound that favors heaviness and directness over technical acrobatics. Over a decade and a half of honing their craft has given them a focused, hard-edged identity in the Midwest underground.
Devolution D is a groove/thrash metal band from Finland, emerging in 2025. They deliver de-evolved, primal groove and thrash metal.
Devour is a groove metal/hard rock band from Glasgow, Scotland, active since 2013. They devour through heavy grooves from Scotland's largest city.
Dewmore is a heavy and groove metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2020. The band combine the weight of heavy metal riffing with the rhythmic punch of groove metal.
Dexidia is a thrash/groove metal band from Gijón, Spain, active since 2011. They deliver heavy thrash and groove from the Asturian coast.
Dfront SA is a death/groove metal band from Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, formed in 2013, blending groove and death metal with hardcore and thrash influences and lyrics rooted in everyday life. The band has released at least two albums, including "Ceifado" (2021) and a follow-up titled "Forte Teor Da Dor."
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