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A groove and thrash metal band from Antwerp, Diapolis released their New Millennium Crusade EP in September 2022 and have been recognized within the local scene as sharp purveyors of driving, riff-forward thrash. Unsigned and independent, they carry on the tradition of Antwerp's underground heavy music community.
Diavola plays groove metal and metalcore from Oslo, formed in 2022 and bringing a feminine Italian devil-name to Norway's diverse extreme metal scene. Their rhythmic, breakdown-heavy approach channels the confrontational energy of both genres through the Norwegian capital's cosmopolitan lens.
Dictatorshit is a thrash and groove metal band from Puerto Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, Argentina, featuring vocalist Hernán Carbone, guitarists Ivan Sosa and Eduardo Farias, bassist Claudio Lemes, and drummer Bruno Carcamo. The band released their debut EP Exterminio in June 2012, recorded at Polymúsica Studios in Río Gallegos, followed by the two-track Masacre al Sur in 2016.
Die Apokalyptischen Reiter is a genre-defying band from Apolda/Weimar, Germany, active since 2003, whose sound evolved from death/folk metal into a massive blend of heavy, groove, and folk metal with rock. They are one of Germany's most adventurous and long-running metal acts.
Die in Agony is a melodic death/groove metal band from Augsburg, Germany, formed in 2020. They combine melodic death metal hooks with groove metal's rhythmic weight.
Die Proud is a death, groove, metalcore, and thrash metal band from Povazska Bystrica, Slovakia, formed in 2012. The project blends multiple aggressive metal styles.
Dieblast is a death/thrash/groove metal band from Santiago, Chile, formed around 2015 and anchored by Christian Argandoña (ex-Thornafire) on vocals and bass alongside producer Pablo Navarrete of Hielo Negro on bass, Eddie Valdebenito on guitar, and Fernando Rojas on drums. The band made their public debut in early 2022 with the politically charged single "Caos, Sangre, Peste," recorded at Panzound Estudios.
Dieleven is a groove metal band from Madrid, Spain, active since 2013. They play heavy, rhythmic groove metal from the Spanish capital.
Difficile is a groove/thrash metal band from Denmark, active since 2001. With over two decades of activity, they are seasoned practitioners of heavy groove and thrash.
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