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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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The Anthropocene Extinction (2015)
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Destinesia is a heavy/groove metal and metalcore band from London, England, formed in 2017. They deliver a versatile blend of heavy metal styles from the British capital.
Destino Eterno is a melodic death metal and metalcore band from Concepción, Chile, formed in 2016. The band debuted the same year with their "Contracorriente" EP, a six-track release featuring songs sung in Spanish that blend melodic death metal riffing with metalcore structures. They are signed to the Vessels Space label.
Destrage is a Milanese band that began as a thrash metal/metalcore act before evolving into one of Italy's most inventive progressive metalcore outfits. Their later work combines dizzying technical proficiency with an anything-goes compositional philosophy, incorporating jazz, funk, and electronic elements into their chaotic metalcore framework.
Destroy Babylon is a Turinese metalcore band active since 2008, channeling straightedge hardcore energy through metallic riffing and breakdowns. Their name's biblical reference and the X-marked spelling of their URL point to the hardcore tradition's roots in social and spiritual conviction.
A three-piece groove metal band from Beerzel in Antwerp province, Destroy Humanity describe their own sound as gnarly riffs and thunderous grooves delivered with raw, unrelenting energy. The band distributes their music independently via Bandcamp and Spotify, carving out a heavy, riff-driven niche in the Belgian groove metal underground.
Destroy My Enemy is a groove metal and metalcore band from Mogilev, Belarus, active since 2013, incorporating thrash and melodic death metal elements into their aggressive sound. With albums like 'No Place For The Liar,' they deliver tight, riff-driven compositions with a modern edge.
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.
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