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Digimortal is a death and industrial metal band from Moscow, Russia, formed in 2012. The project blends death metal with industrial and metalcore elements.
Dire Insanity is a metalcore and melodic death metal band from Kingston upon Thames, formed in 2013 and built around producer Kiran Weerasekera's compositions with vocalist Ben Davie and a multi-guitar lineup. The six-piece earned support slots with acts like Breed 77 and drew comparisons to In Flames and Dream Theater for their intricate, melodic approach.
Disarthia is a metalcore band from Rancagua, O'Higgins, Chile, formed in 2012 and rooted in the chaotic, dissonant end of the genre with comparisons drawn to early 2000s acts like Converge and Curl Up and Die. Their known recorded output includes the self-released album "Aggressive Lies" (2013).
Discrepancy is a death metal and metalcore band from Saint Petersburg, Russia, formed in 2014. The project blends death metal with metalcore and thrash from Russia's cultural capital.
Disenthrall Denied is a groove metal and metalcore band from Livadia, Greece, formed in 2019. The band blend groove-heavy riffing with metalcore breakdowns in their aggressive, modern metal sound.
Disentury is a death/thrash metal and metalcore band from the Holzkirchen/Munich area of Germany, formed in 2022. They blend extreme metal aggression with metalcore dynamics.
Disinsane is a groove metal and metalcore band from Saint Petersburg, Russia, formed in 2012. The project blends heavy groove riffing with metalcore intensity.
Formed in Oostende in 2007, Disnight are a metalcore band from the Belgian North Sea coast whose lineup includes vocalist Maarten Levecque, guitarists Wouter Staelens and Benedict Minne, bassist Thomas Ortegat, and drummer Wesley Decru. The band released a demo in 2008 and has remained active in the Belgian metalcore circuit.
Display is a melodic death metal/metalcore band from Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2016. They blend melodic death metal hooks with metalcore's modern dynamics.
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