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Divine (2024)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
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Dyinise is a thrash metal band from Chester, England, active since 2010. The band deliver aggressive, riff-forward thrash metal rooted in the genre's classic traditions.
Dynamic Solution plays thrash/groove metal from Rotterdam, active since 2012 and solving the problem of how to merge thrash's velocity with groove metal's rhythmic weight. Their engineering-minded name suits a calculated approach to extreme metal construction.
Dyonide is a thrash and death metal band from Guildford, Surrey, formed in 2016. The band fuse the speed and precision of thrash metal with the heaviness of death metal in their aggressive output.
Dypron is a thrash metal band from Castel San Pietro Terme, Italy. The project delivers aggressive thrash metal from the Emilia-Romagna underground.
Dyrokol plays thrash/heavy metal from Saint Petersburg, active since 2016 and whose Russian name — meaning "hole punch" — promises to perforate with maximum efficiency. Their industrial-tool name matches a direct, no-frills approach to aggressive metal.
San Rafael, California thrash outfit formed in 2011, Dysfunction delivers the Bay Area's trademark fast-picking aggression and caustic energy that the region helped pioneer. Their approach keeps the classic thrash formula sharp and unadorned.
Dyslocker is a thrash metal band from Metz, France, active since 2013. They deliver unlocking thrash from Lorraine.
Loveland, Colorado thrash metal band formed in 2020, Dysorder channels the riff-forward aggression and breakneck pace of classic thrash into a contemporary context. Situated in the Front Range scene, they bring a raw, no-frills approach to a style that rewards exactly that.
Dysphagy is a thrash metal and crossover act from the Zug/Aargau region of central Switzerland, active since 2009 and blending thrash's speed with punk's attitude. Their medical-term name — referring to difficulty swallowing — suits music that's deliberately hard to digest in the best possible way.
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