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Defiled Souls is a death/groove metal band from Schrobenhausen, Germany, formed in 2024. They combine death metal's brutality with groove metal's rhythmic power.
Defision is a groove metal band from Alexandroupoli, Greece, formed in 2013 as an evolution of a prior jam project. Their 2016 debut A Thousand Bullets, recorded at Music Temple Studio with Doukas Siskopoulas, features four tracks of riff-driven groove metal with socially conscious themes.
New Jersey's Defkon blend progressive and groove metal into something heavier and more textured than either genre alone, with their 2026 formation placing them among the newer wave of bands mining that fertile middle ground. Their sound reportedly incorporates grunge elements into the progressive-groove framework, adding a raw looseness to the technical foundations.
Deformation of Man is a groove metal band from Sheffield, England, active since 2013. They deliver deforming grooves from South Yorkshire's steel city.
Gilbert, Arizona's Dehumanizer blend thrash and death metal in the sun-scorched Phoenix suburb that's become a genuine breeding ground for extreme music in the desert Southwest. Formed in 2018 and operating through the Ozone Morte Bandcamp, they bring a gritty, mid-paced aggression to a genre combination that has always thrived on heat and hostility.
Dei Gratia is a death/groove metal band from southern Denmark, formed in 2015. They merge death metal's brutality with groove metal's rhythmic power.
Los Angeles' Deified have been weaving progressive and melodic death metal together since 2014, operating in a city where technical ambition and raw extremity have long competed and coexisted in the underground. Their sound bridges Scandinavian melodic death metal's harmonic sensibility with a more progressive, arrangement-minded approach that sets them apart from straightforward melodeath acts.
Los Angeles' Deimos have been working a progressive groove/thrash metal hybrid since 2000, pulling from the rhythmic muscle of groove metal and the intellectual ambition of progressive rock while keeping the aggression of thrash firmly in the center. The LA underground gave them room to develop a dense, layered sound built for listeners who demand both technicality and physical impact.
Deimos Rising plays groove metal from Blackpool, active since 2021 and named after the Greek god of dread. Their seaside-resort origins contrast sharply with music built on heavy, menacing grooves designed to inspire the terror their namesake personifies.
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