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Dethrone the Corrupted is a melodic death metal and metalcore band from Slovenska Bistrica, Slovenia, formed in 2014. The project blends melodic death metal with metalcore.
Detorn is a death/thrash metal and metalcore band from the Clermont-Ferrand/Montluçon area of France, active since 2010. They deliver torn, aggressive metal from the Auvergne region.
Deviant Behaviour is a metalcore band from Coleraine, Northern Ireland, active since 2011. They deliver deviant metalcore from the Northern Irish 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.
Diamonds Are Forever is a metalcore/deathcore band from Cluj-Napoca, active since 2011 and bringing modern extreme metal to Transylvania's largest city. Their James Bond-quoting name adds unexpected glamour to a sound built on crushing breakdowns and guttural vocals.
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.
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.
A metal band from Bregenz, Vorarlberg, Austria, spanning death metal, melodic death metal, metalcore, and thrash metal influences. Based in Austria's westernmost state, they represent the active metal underground of the Vorarlberg region bordering Germany and Switzerland.
Die Tonight, performing as We Die Tonight, is a metalcore and melodic death metal band from Bristol, England, active since 2010. Their releases including the EPs Stem the Tide and Portraits earned them recognition in the British underground for their blend of crushing brutality and melodic hardcore passion.
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