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Deforme is a thrash metal band from Santiago, Chile, originally formed in 1995 and active across multiple periods including reunions through the 2010s. The band released the demo 'Tiempos Cercanos' in 1998 and has explored themes of social issues, war, and ecology across their output. Their lineup has included members with ties to other Chilean metal acts such as Horror and Ritual.
Los Angeles death/thrash outfit Deformem arrived in 2023 with the kind of blunt aggression the city's underground has always nurtured in its rehearsal spaces and dive bars. Their approach fuses the riff-forward momentum of thrash with the guttural, surgical attack of death metal — young and hungry, with plenty still to prove.
Deforment is a black/death/thrash metal band from Santa Lucía de Tirajana, Gran Canaria, Spain, formed in 2020. They deliver a triple assault of black, death, and thrash metal from the Canary Islands.
Defraktor is a thrash metal band from Belfort, France, formed in 2023. They deliver refracted thrash aggression from eastern France.
Defuze plays heavy/thrash metal from Vila do Conde on Portugal's northern coast, active since 2007 and delivering nearly two decades of explosive, riff-heavy compositions. Their disarming name belies music that detonates with full force.
Out of Kenosha, Wisconsin, Defy have been sharpening their melodic heavy metal since 2017, drawing from the hook-driven, anthem-ready tradition of American power metal. Their sound is direct and accessible without being toothless — built on strong riffs, clean vocals, and the Midwest work ethic that keeps underground heavy metal alive in unlikely places.
Denton, Texas crossover act Degenerate have been fusing thrash, hardcore, and punk energy since 2016, plugging into the North Texas underground that's long been fertile ground for aggressive, genre-blurring music. Their sound hits fast and mean — the kind of crossover that owes equal debts to DRI and Slayer — and lives or dies by its ferocity in a live room.
Degeneratör is a speed/thrash metal band from Tartu, Estonia, formed in 2016. They play blistering speed/thrash with old-school energy and umlaut attitude.
Degola is a thrash metal band from Brasília, Brazil, that gained regional and national recognition through their Portuguese-language albums "Corrosão" and "Tormenta." In 2017, following a significant lineup change, the band shifted to English-language material and released "The Age of Chastisement" (2018), broadening their international reach. Their sound draws from classic thrash metal and groove metal traditions.
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