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Brooklyn's Devastation Wagon have been grinding out vicious crossover thrash since 2011, blending hardcore punk fury with shredding metal riffs in the best tradition of the New York underground. Their sound channels the raw energy of the city's DIY scene — fast, mean, and built for the pit.
Devaster is a thrash metal band from Venice and Padua, Italy, formed in 2021. The project channels raw thrash metal aggression from the Veneto underground.
Devestator is a thrash metal act from the Altotting/Eisenfelden area in Upper Bavaria, active since 2018 and channeling the aggression of blackened thrash through a classic Teutonic template. Their misspelled name — a deliberate corruption of "devastator" — signals a raw, unpolished approach.
Deviant Cult is a melodic death and thrash metal band from Olbia, in the Sassari province of Sardinia, Italy, formed in 2017. The project blends death metal ferocity with melodic precision and thrash velocity from the Sardinian underground.
Deviated Instinct is a crust punk/death/thrash metal band from Norwich, England, active since 2012. They are influential figures in the British crust punk and extreme metal crossover scene.
Hailing from Santa Rosa in the Texas Hill Country, Devil Beheaded have been conjuring their blackened heavy/thrash assault since 2014. The band's sound sits at a nasty crossroads — the feral swagger of old-school thrash corrupted by the cold menace of black metal.
Devil Inside is a thrash/death metal band from A Coruña, Spain, formed in 2017. They deliver fierce thrash/death from Galicia's Atlantic coast.
Devil Rolling Dice is a thrash metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2019. The band deliver fast, aggressive thrash metal in the tradition of the Greek underground metal scene.
Devil Warship is a black/thrash metal and crust band from Girona, Spain, formed in 2018. They sail through extreme waters blending black metal, thrash, and crust punk.
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