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Desultor is a technical death metal band from Stockholm, Sweden, formed in 2013. The project delivers technically precise death metal from the Swedish capital.
Virginia Beach's Devouring Swarm began in 2014 exploring the outer edges of technical death metal before evolving into a more direct and crushing death metal approach — a trajectory that reflects a maturation toward impact over intricacy. They stand as one of the more seasoned acts in the Virginia coastal metal underground.
Diaclast is a technical death metal band from Yekaterinburg, Russia, formed in 2014. The project delivers technically precise death metal from the Ural capital.
Diagoras is a technical death metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in 2018. The project delivers technically precise death metal from the west coast.
Diascorium is a technical death/black metal band from Leeds, England, active since 2010. They deliver technically demanding extreme metal from West Yorkshire.
Diathesis is a London-based technical death metal band formed in 2010, featuring vocalist Ross Hurrell and guitarist Paul Voulgaridis among their lineup. Their debut release The Inception showcases a blend of technical death metal and progressive metal influences across six tracks of intricate, aggressive material.
Dichotomy is a melodic and technical death metal band from Dublin, Ireland, formed in 2011. The band blend intricate technical passages with melodic death metal sensibility.
Diffracted is a technical death metal band from Leeds, England, formed in 2018. The band channel intricate riffing and precision drumming into a technically demanding strain of modern death metal.
Dire Necro Cerberus is a technical death metal project from Milan, Italy, formed in 2015. Uniquely blending extreme metal with classical music reinterpretation, the project features covers of Bach and Paganini alongside original compositions that bridge high art and death metal.
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