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December XII plays power metal from Kursk, active since 2012 and delivering melodic, high-energy compositions from the Central Black Earth region. Their calendar-date name adds enigmatic significance to music built on soaring vocals and driving rhythms.
Decemberance is a death/doom metal band from Athens, Greece, active since 1998 and self-described as "exploring the deepest aspects of inner hell since 1997." Their discography spans from early demos through Inside (2009) and Conceiving Hell (2017) to the 2023 album Implosions, representing over two decades of introspective extreme metal.
Decembrance is a progressive metal and gothic rock band from Frankfurt an der Oder, Germany, active since 2005. They merge progressive metal's complexity with the dark atmosphere of gothic rock across two decades of creativity.
Decencya is a melodic death metal band from Thaon-les-Vosges, France, active since 2013. They deliver melodic death metal from the Vosges mountains.
Decended is a power metal band from Joensuu, Finland, active since 2012. They play energetic power metal from eastern Finland.
Decent is a death metal band from Valence, France, active since 2005. With two decades of activity, they are experienced death metal practitioners from the Rhône Valley.
Founded in 2007 in Bütgenbach in the German-speaking community of eastern Belgium, Decent Invasion blends metalcore with nu-metal, hardcore, and thrash into a genre-defying sound that resists easy categorization. After a four-year hiatus the band returned as a trio, delivering gnarly groove-heavy riffs alongside metalcore aggression.
Deceptacon is a death and nu-metal band from Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil, formed in 2009. The band is an active part of the Foz do Iguaçu underground metal scene and has performed alongside regional acts from Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina. They have released music independently and are noted for blending aggressive death metal elements with nu-metal influences.
Fresh out of Baltimore as of 2024, Deceptedsouls arrives with the menacing energy of a city that has always had a quiet, undersung black metal tradition. Raw, atmospheric, and unpolished in all the right ways.
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