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Dexal is a sludge and thrash metal band from Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy, formed in 2019. The project merges sludge metal's crushing weight with thrash metal's aggression in a punishing Sardinian metal hybrid.
Die Satansengel von Nevada is a sludge metal/punk band from Dresden, Germany, active since 2012. Their name's wild absurdity matches a sound that merges sludge metal's heaviness with punk's raw defiance.
Diesel King is a sludge metal band from London, active since 2010 and self-described as delivering a brutal blend of dirty sludge and down-tempo heavy metal. Their discography includes the albums Concrete Burial, The Grey Man, and The Ancient and the Nameless, each building on their ear-destroying low-end assault.
DieselOkkult is a stoner/sludge metal band from Radebeul, Germany, formed in 2016. They deliver fuzz-soaked, occult-tinged stoner and sludge metal from Saxony.
Dieselpest is a sludge/crust/doom metal band from Germany, formed in 2020. They combine the filth of sludge and crust with doom's crushing slowness.
Dimscûa is a post-metal and atmospheric sludge band from Berkshire, England, whose name is roughly pronounced like "dim skewer." Their release Dust Eater showcases dense, layered post-metal textures drawn from the heavier end of the atmospheric sludge spectrum.
Diogenes BCE plays melodic death/sludge metal from Holmestrand, formed in 2022 and named after the ancient Greek cynic philosopher. Their philosophical namesake's rejection of material comfort translates into music that refuses easy pleasures, merging melodic death metal's hooks with sludge's abrasive weight.
Dionisium is a doom, sludge, and stoner metal band from Lonate Pozzolo, in the Varese province of Lombardy, Italy, formed in 2021. The project channels heavy, fuzzed-out riffs through a ritualistic Dionysian lens.
Directional is a black, doom, and sludge metal band from Stockholm, Sweden, formed in 2021. The project blends extreme metal styles into crushing soundscapes.
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