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Detrimentum is a melodic death metal band from Minsk, Belarus, active since 2002 and one of the country's longest-running extreme metal acts. Their catalog includes 'A Monument to the Suffering' and 'Embracing This Deformity,' exploring themes of existential despair through brutal yet technically proficient death metal.
Deuel is a progressive and melodic death metal band from Zagreb, Croatia, formed in 2012. The band merge the technical intricacy of progressive metal with the heaviness of melodic death metal.
Devation is a melodic death metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in 2015. The project channels the legendary Gothenburg melodic death metal sound.
Deviant Cult is a melodic death and thrash metal band from Olbia, in the Sassari province of Sardinia, Italy, formed in 2017. The project blends death metal ferocity with melodic precision and thrash velocity from the Sardinian underground.
Deviant Syndrome is a melodic death metal band from Moscow, Russia, formed in 2011. The project delivers emotionally charged melodic death metal from the Russian capital.
Devoid of Fate is a melodic death metal band from Jyväskylä, Finland, formed in 2016. They deliver fateless melodic death metal from central Finland.
Dew of Nothing is a melodic death metal band from Cuautitlán Izcalli, State of Mexico, originally formed in 1996 and active through 2002 before reforming in 2014. The band released their debut full-length "Doubleueird" in 1998, returned with "Outsider" in 2015, and issued the full-length "Black Vortex of Chaos" in 2024. They are signed to MAT Records.
Diabless is an atmospheric death metal band from Pernik, Bulgaria, active since 2013 with a self-titled debut spanning twelve tracks of sprawling, mood-driven extremity. Their longer compositions emphasize atmospheric progression alongside heavy, deliberate instrumentation.
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.
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