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Masters of Morbidity (2022)
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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Green Bay progressive metalcore act Deciphering the Zodiac builds songs from the ground up with an ear for both atmosphere and complexity, pushing beyond the genre's conventional boundaries. Since 2017 they've been among Wisconsin's more thoughtful heavy acts, favoring intricate composition over blunt force.
Los Angeles heavy/power metal act Decision brings a classic, hard rock-adjacent sensibility to the Southern California scene — anthemic, guitar-forward, and drenched in the kind of melodic ambition the city's heritage demands. Formed in 2010, they've carved out a niche in the LA underground that has no shortage of competition but always room for a well-crafted heavy metal song.
Eugene symphonic blackened death metal act Decius layers orchestral grandeur over cold blast-beaten darkness with the precision of a Roman siege — their name, evoking the ancient emperor, fits the imperial scale of their ambition. Since 2019, they've been one of the Pacific Northwest's more dramatic and compositionally sophisticated extreme metal propositions.
Huntington progressive/stoner metal act Deckard drifts through heavy psychedelia with a slow, deliberate weight that reflects West Virginia's Appalachian surroundings. Since 2012, they've built a reputation on riff-first songwriting that rewards patience as much as volume.
Indianapolis post-black metal act Decknamen — German for "code names" — wraps ambient atmosphere around a black metal core, building expansive soundscapes that feel both anonymous and deeply personal. Since 2016, they've been one of Indiana's most interesting extreme metal acts, operating at the introspective edge of the genre.
Declamatory is a heavy metal band with thrash influences from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2019. They combine the power of classic heavy metal with the aggression and speed of thrash.
Declan Beare is a doom, stoner, sludge metal, and ambient artist from Dublin, Ireland, active since 2018. The project spans a range of heavy and atmospheric styles from doom and sludge to ambient soundscapes.
Fort Wayne black metal outfit Declaration emerged in 2023 with a sharp, adversarial edge rooted in orthodox darkness. Stripped of pretense, their sound channels the uncompromising spirit of the genre's most confrontational practitioners.
Lafayette's Declare War fuse death metal brutality with groove-laden riffs and hardcore aggression, a combination that hits like a fist to the jaw. Formed in 2024, the Louisiana outfit wears its crossover influences without apology.
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