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Defacer is a black/doom metal band from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, listed on Metal Archives under ID 17147. The band blends black metal atmospherics with doom metal heaviness, operating out of the historically rich Brazilian extreme metal scene centered in Belo Horizonte. Their Bandcamp page (defacerkdy) hosts their recorded output, which explores occult and dark themes characteristic of the genre.
Defacing God is a symphonic black/gothic metal act from Aalborg in northern Jutland, formed in 2022 and layering orchestral grandeur over extreme metal's darkest impulses. Their blasphemous name sets the stage for music that assaults religious iconography through sweeping, cinematic compositions.
Defactorial is a melodic death metal and metalcore band from Kyiv, Ukraine. The project blends melodic death metal with metalcore from the Ukrainian capital.
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania's Defamation Act arrived in 2025 fully committed to slam and brutal death metal, stacking bone-crushing breakdowns with the precision of a band that studied the genre's extremes before picking up instruments.
Defamed is a Milanese deathcore act formed in 2020, riding the genre's wave of crushing breakdowns, guttural vocals, and blast-beat intensity. Their sound channels the modern deathcore template through an Italian lens, delivering punishing heaviness with precision.
Defanatus is a black metal band from Sweden, formed in 2017. The project channels dark black metal.
Defcon is a Potsdam-based thrash metal act active since 2007, named after the defense readiness condition system and delivering music with matching military urgency. Their sound channels the intensity of the Cold War-era threat level into relentless, high-alert thrash.
Oakland's Defcon 1 wasted no time making their presence felt when they formed in 2024, delivering Bay Area-inflected thrash that respects the region's legacy while keeping one foot in the present.
Defcon 5 is a progressive thrash metal band from Wuppertal, Germany, active since 2013. They push thrash metal's boundaries with progressive complexity and technical ambition.
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