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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
05/08 @ Underground Arts, Philadelphia
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Die Hard is a death and thrash metal band from Uppsala, Sweden, formed in 2023. The project channels aggressive death/thrash metal.
Die Laughing is a death/thrash metal band from Plymouth, England, formed in 2025. The band deliver aggressive riffing rooted in the crossover of death metal ferocity and thrash metal velocity.
Die No More is a thrash and heavy metal band from Carlisle, England, active since 2006 with a catalog spanning three releases including Fragmetal (2006), Black Cash (2009), and their self-titled album (2017). Their independent output channels classic thrash energy across a decade of self-released material on Bandcamp.
Die Proud is a death, groove, metalcore, and thrash metal band from Povazska Bystrica, Slovakia, formed in 2012. The project blends multiple aggressive metal styles.
A metal band from Bregenz, Vorarlberg, Austria, spanning death metal, melodic death metal, metalcore, and thrash metal influences. Based in Austria's westernmost state, they represent the active metal underground of the Vorarlberg region bordering Germany and Switzerland.
Dieblast is a death/thrash/groove metal band from Santiago, Chile, formed around 2015 and anchored by Christian Argandoña (ex-Thornafire) on vocals and bass alongside producer Pablo Navarrete of Hielo Negro on bass, Eddie Valdebenito on guitar, and Fernando Rojas on drums. The band made their public debut in early 2022 with the politically charged single "Caos, Sangre, Peste," recorded at Panzound Estudios.
Diebrator is a melodic thrash metal band from San Justo, Buenos Aires, founded by guitarists Lucas Coronel and Elias Pérez with a stated aim of stepping outside conventional thrash conventions. The band released the EP Desnaturalización in October 2015, followed by the full-length Violencia/La Máscara de la Brutalidad in November 2016.
Diementia is a five-piece melodic death/thrash metal band from Glasgow, Scotland, formed in 2009 and featuring members J. Hinde, R. Kerr, D. MacIvor, and R. Petch. Their releases Tears of Blood (2009) and the Forgotten Dead EP (2012) showcase a melodic yet aggressive take on the death-thrash formula.
Dienasty is a progressive/thrash metal band from Copenhagen, Denmark, formed in 2023. They push thrash into progressive territory with ambitious compositions.
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