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Decollated is a death/thrash metal band from Exeter, England, formed in 2017. They deliver beheading death/thrash from Devon.
Portland's Decomp have been grinding crust punk and thrash into a filthy, D-beat-driven hybrid since 2016. Raw and rust-coated, they carry the torch of the Pacific Northwest's most caustic underground traditions.
Minneapolis crossover outfit Decomposer have been shredding the line between thrash, hardcore, and punk since 2015 with the caustic energy of a band that doesn't sit still. Think circle pit first, melody second.
Decongest is a death/thrash metal band from Budapest, Hungary, formed in 2022, featuring vocalist-guitarist Tamas Zsakai, guitarist Marton Szigeti, bassist Ferenc Gal, and drummer Zsolt Ferencz. Their 2022 demo delivers three tracks of extreme metal distributed through Drinkin' Beer in Bandana Records.
Seattle death metal unit Deconsecration arrived in 2020 with a sound steeped in desecration and liturgical blasphemy, their riffs dragged through the Pacific Northwest's damp underground. Methodical, heavy, and entirely without mercy.
Philadelphia's Decorporealized blend classic heavy metal structure with thrash's kinetic aggression, emerging in 2023 with a sound that nods to the old guard while keeping its boots firmly in the present. Riff-forward and rooted in tradition.
A thrash metal band from Salzburg, Austria, now split up, documented in metal databases as one of the city's representative thrash acts of their era. Limited releases place them firmly in the aggressive, riff-driven tradition of European thrash.
Formed in Nijlen, Antwerp in 2006, Decross play death and thrash metal with anti-religious lyrical themes rooted in the Belgian underground. The band appeared on the Deathmetal.be Sampler in 2012 and remained an independent, unsigned act throughout their run.
Decryption hammers out thrash and groove metal from the Sicilian city of Agrigento, fusing old-school thrash aggression with groove metal's syncopated punch. Active since 2014, they bring high-energy metal to one of Sicily's most ancient cities.
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