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Raleigh's Deceptor brings straight-ahead thrash fury to North Carolina's metal scene, built on tight rhythm work and an unambiguous devotion to the genre's golden-era template. Formed the same year as their Phoenix namesake, they've staked out their own corner of the Southeast underground.
Decerebrate is a death metal band from Flensburg, Germany, formed in 2020. They deliver brutal death metal from Germany's northernmost reaches.
Decessus is a progressive death metal band from Santiago, Chile, founded in 2020 by vocalist Ignacia Fernandez. The band fuses technical death metal precision with progressive songwriting, creating compositions that balance brutality with musical sophistication. Their emergence from Chile's vibrant metal underground has brought fresh energy to the South American extreme metal scene.
Dechristianize was a black metal band from Graneros, O'Higgins, Chile, operating with anti-Christian and Satanic lyrical themes. The band released the demo 'El Origen de la Extinción Cristiana' in 2004 and included members performing under pseudonyms including Sarcass, Lord Impurath, Abhor, and Filosofo.
Dechristianized plays death metal from Sicily, taking their name from Vital Remains' landmark album and signaling an allegiance to anti-religious extremity. Their Sicilian origins add a layer of cultural tension to music that directly confronts the island's deep Catholic heritage.
Decibel Hammer is a thrash metal band from Tampere, Finland, active since 2013. They hammer out fierce thrash from the Finnish industrial city.
Brooklyn crossover thrash act Decider mixes the borough's hardboiled hardcore spirit with the speed and aggression of classic thrash metal — a combination that feels right at home among the sweat-soaked clubs of New York City. Founded in 2019, they deliver the goods at a tempo that leaves no room to breathe.
Decima is a black metal band from Lyon, France, formed in 2019. They deliver measured black metal from southeastern France.
Decimals is a progressive metal band from Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2018. They explore complex mathematical precision through progressive metal.
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