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Termination Redux (EP) (2024)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Dishonor is a melodic groove metal band from Bremervörde, Germany, formed in 2019. They combine groove metal's weight with strong melodic sensibilities.
Disinsane is a groove metal and metalcore band from Saint Petersburg, Russia, formed in 2012. The project blends heavy groove riffing with metalcore intensity.
Dismembration is a death/groove metal band from the Viamão and Gravataí area of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, formed in 2018 and signed to True Metal Records. The band released the EP Tribute to the Dead in 2018, followed by the full-length Human Decay in 2019, blending the heaviness of death metal with groove-driven rhythms. Their lyrical themes revolve around horror, murder, and existential darkness.
Disoriented is a groove and death metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2019. The band fuse the rhythmic heaviness of groove metal with death metal aggression.
Dissens is a groove metal band from Switzerland, active since 2012 and anchoring their sound in the rhythmically punishing riffwork that defines the groove metal tradition. Their compositions emphasize crushing low-end weight and headbanging momentum.
Distant Shadow is a groove/thrash metal band from Hamburg, Germany, formed in 2025. They cast heavy shadows through groove and thrash metal.
Baltimore's Divera have been threading progressive ambition through groove metal's rhythmic density since 2017, bringing compositional sophistication to a subgenre that often prioritizes brute force. Their progressive groove approach rewards careful listening, balancing the head-down heaviness of the riff with a musician's interest in dynamic tension and release.
Diversion End is a melodic groove metal/metalcore band from Oulu, Finland, active since 2014. They blend melodic groove metal with metalcore from northern Finland.
Divinators plays melodic groove metal and metalcore from Moscow, active since 2020 and channeling prophecy-themed imagery through rhythmically driven compositions. Their oracle name adds mystical gravitas to modern, hook-laden extreme metal.
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