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Dychosis is a death/thrash metal band from Wakefield, West Yorkshire, formed in 2017, featuring members Lee Whitaker, Garth Wray, Saleem Qureshi, Simon Brooks, and lyricist James Quartermaine. Their debut single Isolation was recorded at DC Studios in Barnsley and mixed by Jack Helliwell.
San Francisco's Dying Breath launched in 2025 fusing the Bay Area's storied thrash tradition with groove metal's mid-paced, rhythmically locked riffing, occupying familiar but proven territory for the city's metal scene.
Dying Breed is a thrash metal band from Oxford, England, formed in 2017. The band deliver aggressive, riff-heavy thrash metal rooted in the genre's classic traditions.
Dying East is a death/thrash metal band from Zupanja, Croatia, formed in 2022. The band deliver aggressive death-thrash metal from the eastern Croatian underground.
Dying Flame plays groove/thrash metal and metalcore from Assen in Drenthe, active since 2008 and fusing three genres' aggressive qualities into high-energy compositions. Their extinguishing-fire name lends a sense of urgency to music that burns through its fuel with ferocious intensity.
Dying Hope is a death/thrash metal band from Pontivy, France, formed in 2016. They deliver hopeless aggression from the heart of Brittany.
Dyinise is a thrash metal band from Chester, England, active since 2010. The band deliver aggressive, riff-forward thrash metal rooted in the genre's classic traditions.
Dynamic Solution plays thrash/groove metal from Rotterdam, active since 2012 and solving the problem of how to merge thrash's velocity with groove metal's rhythmic weight. Their engineering-minded name suits a calculated approach to extreme metal construction.
Dyonide is a thrash and death metal band from Guildford, Surrey, formed in 2016. The band fuse the speed and precision of thrash metal with the heaviness of death metal in their aggressive output.
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