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Defecated is a death metal and grindcore band from Odesa, Ukraine, formed in 2002. One of the veteran extreme metal acts from the Black Sea port city.
Defecation of Putrid Blood was a brutal death/thrash metal band from Belém, Pará, Brazil, active from 2007 until splitting up around 2014. The band mixed the brutal death metal tradition of the Brazilian underground with classic 1980s thrash influences, releasing demos and tracks including "Grotesque Groupie Impalement" and "Angels of Nightmare" through their Bandcamp page. Members later continued under the name Morbidead.
Defechate plays death metal rooted in the Italian underground, delivering uncompromising brutality stripped of any pretense. Their provocatively visceral name signals an aesthetic that favors shock and aural punishment over mainstream palatability.
Sacramento's Defecrator formed in 2019 at the intersection of death and black metal, crafting a sound that's both filthy and atmospheric — the kind of blackened death that doesn't choose between bestiality and malevolence but embraces both. The California Central Valley heat bakes into their riffs like rust into iron.
Defect Designer plays experimental/progressive death metal from Novosibirsk, active since 2007 and engineering imperfection with the precision of an architect. Their nearly two decades from Siberia's largest city have produced some of the region's most boundary-pushing extreme metal.
Defect Noises is an industrial/experimental/thrash metal band from Lemgo, Germany, active since 2009. They create a volatile fusion of industrial harshness, experimental noise, and thrash metal aggression.
Defecto is a Copenhagen-based progressive metal band active since 2017, building a reputation for polished, technically proficient compositions that balance aggression with melody. Their name — meaning "defect" — hints at an interest in imperfection and the beauty found within flawed structures.
Defectomy is a Swiss brutal death metal act formed in 2023, specializing in the most punishing corner of the death metal spectrum. Their surgical name implies precision cutting, and their sound delivers exactly that — methodical brutality executed with clinical efficiency.
Defector is a progressive death metal band from Siegen, Germany, formed in 2018. They channel death metal through progressive structures and adventurous songwriting.
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