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Amherst, Massachusetts's Defcon: Dead launched in 2024 with a melodic death/thrash hybrid — technically sharp, emotionally dark, and carrying the colder edge of New England in its DNA.
Defecation of Putrid Blood was a brutal death/thrash metal band from Belém, Pará, Brazil, active from 2007 until splitting up around 2014. The band mixed the brutal death metal tradition of the Brazilian underground with classic 1980s thrash influences, releasing demos and tracks including "Grotesque Groupie Impalement" and "Angels of Nightmare" through their Bandcamp page. Members later continued under the name Morbidead.
Defect Noises is an industrial/experimental/thrash metal band from Lemgo, Germany, active since 2009. They create a volatile fusion of industrial harshness, experimental noise, and thrash metal aggression.
Defiance is a crossover/thrash metal band from Caen, France, formed in 2021. They defy with energetic crossover thrash from Normandy.
Defiant Cult is a Veronese thrash/groove metal band active since 2017, blending the relentless riffing of thrash with groove metal's rhythmic swagger. Their name suggests a rebellious streak that manifests in aggressive, fist-pumping anthems built for live performance.
Defiatory is a thrash metal band from Umea, Sweden, formed in 2016. The project delivers aggressive thrash metal from northern Sweden.
Defier is a thrash/speed metal band from Hämeenlinna, Finland, active since 2013. They deliver blistering speed and thrash metal from central Finland.
Colorado's Defile occupy the thrashier end of the heavy metal spectrum, formed in 2001 with a sound that takes classic riff-based heavy metal and sharpens it with the velocity and aggression of thrash. Their longevity in a competitive Rocky Mountain scene speaks to the durability of their no-frills approach.
Saint Paul's Defile have been combining thrash and black metal since 2001, operating in the long shadow of the Twin Cities' intense underground scene. Their blend leans into thrash's structural aggression while coating it in black metal's hostile atmosphere — a combination that sounds particularly at home in Minnesota's long, dark winters.
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