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Diabolic Night is a black/speed metal band from North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, active since 2014. They deliver blistering speed metal laced with black metal's sinister atmosphere.
Diabolical Evil is a one-man black/speed metal project from Araripina, in the northeastern Brazilian state of Pernambuco, operating under the sole membership of Rodrigo Infërnäl Ridër. Launched in late 2020, the project draws on old-school influences including Sarcófago, early Bathory, Slayer, and Mercyful Fate, blending first-wave black metal with thrash and speed metal aggression. The band released the "Cursed by Blood" 7-inch in 2022 through Vicious Witch Records, earning coverage from Decibel Magazine.
Diamond Dust is a symphonic power/speed metal band from the Metz/Nancy area of France, active since 2013. They deliver shimmering power and speed metal from Lorraine.
Digitalis is a thrash and speed metal band from Meldreth, Cambridgeshire, formed in 2012. The band channel the ripping velocity of classic speed metal with thrash aggression in their independently released output.
Dinewra is a speed metal band from Havířov, Czech Republic, formed in 2012. They channel the classic speed metal tradition with fast-paced riffing and high-octane energy.
Dispatcher plays power/speed metal from Groningen, formed in 2025 and delivering high-velocity compositions with the urgency of an emergency response. Their rapid-deployment name matches a sound built on racing tempos and soaring melodies.
Disphoria is a speed and thrash metal band from Volgorechensk, Russia, formed in 2018. The project delivers high-velocity speed/thrash from the Kostroma region.
Distant Thunder is a speed/thrash metal act from Gronau on the Dutch-German border, formed in 2025 and channeling the approaching-storm energy their name evokes. Their sound delivers the first rumbles of a sonic tempest built on lightning-fast riffs and pummeling rhythms.
Distruster is a crust punk, death metal, and speed metal band from the Krakow area, Poland, formed in 2022. The project merges crust punk aggression with death and speed metal velocity.
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