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Desacordo is a crossover thrash metal band from Pernambuco, Brazil, formed in 2021. The band released a self-titled EP in November 2021 and followed it with a second release in October 2022, delivering raw, aggressive thrash fused with hardcore punk energy rooted in the northeastern Brazilian underground scene.
Desahuciado is a black metal band from Quito, Ecuador, formed in 2020. Their sound dwells in themes of absence, nostalgia, and hopelessness, channeled through atmospheric black metal. They released their debut EP, Ecos de Melancresía, in 2024, followed by a split in 2025.
Desahuciado is a black metal band from Quito, Ecuador, formed in 2020. Their sound dwells in themes of absence, nostalgia, and hopelessness, channeled through atmospheric black metal. They released their debut EP, Ecos de Melancresía, in 2024, followed by a split in 2025.
Desalento is a gothic metal band from João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil, whose name translates to "Discouragement" in Portuguese. The band originally formed in 2001 and was active through 2008 before resuming activity, exploring lyrical themes of deception and anger in the gothic metal tradition.
Desalma is a death/thrash metal band from Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, formed in 2012 and active in the northeastern underground metal scene. The band released the album Foda-se in 2013 and has maintained an independent presence, with lyrical themes centering on society, politics, death, and violence.
Desalmado is a grindcore and deathgrind band from São Paulo, Brazil, originally formed under the name El Fuego. Blending the aggression of classic grindcore with the heaviness of contemporary death metal, their politically charged lyrics have drawn comparisons to Napalm Death; the band has toured Europe and shared stages in Brazil with acts such as Entombed and Obituary. Key releases include "Estado Escravo" (2014) and "Save Us from Ourselves" (2018), the latter released through Black Hole Productions and Greyhaze Records.
Desalmatvs is a black metal band from Palmira, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, active since 2014 with lyrical themes centered on holocaust, black magic, occultism, and rituals. Signed to Tribulación Productions, the band released their debut full-length Manifestvm in 2019 and followed it with Khaos Aeternvm - Preposterior al ultradimensional in 2022. They have appeared on several compilations including El metal que no conoces está en Colombia Vol. 1 and Bringers of the Black Death - Volume 3.
Desaster is a Swiss heavy metal band from Frauenfeld, active since 1996 and one of the country's most enduring metal acts. With nearly three decades of output, they deliver high-energy, riff-driven heavy metal with an unpolished, raw aesthetic.
Desaster is a thrash/death metal band from São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Brazil, with roots stretching back to a group of the same name active from 1986 to 1991 that released demo material including "Live at Rainbow Bar" (1987) and "Hands of Anguish" (1988). The band was revived and continued under the name Face of Desaster from 2011 onward, carrying on the thrash and speed metal tradition of the original lineup.
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