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Desolate Tapes is a depressive black metal project from Finland, formed in 2018. They capture desolation through raw depressive black metal.
Desolated is a metalcore and thrash metal band from Trutnov, Czech Republic, active since 2008 and merging metalcore's breakdowns with thrash metal's velocity. Their long-running presence in the Czech scene reflects a commitment to aggressive, emotionally driven heavy music.
Desolation Catalyst is a melodic death metal band from Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany, active since 2011. They deliver powerful melodic death metal with emotional intensity.
Desolation of Eden is a deathcore band from Munich, Germany, formed in 2016. They unleash punishing deathcore breakdowns and extreme vocals from Bavaria's capital.
Desolation Temple is an atmospheric black metal duo from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, formed in 2023 by Rodrigo Garm and Rafael Ribeiro (also of Pagan Throne). Their self-titled debut album draws heavily from 1990s atmospheric black metal — citing influences such as Bethlehem, Arckanum, and Dark Funeral — with lyrical themes centered on depression, inner conflict, and the nature of existence.
Desollado is a stoner/sludge/doom metal band from Mexico City, Mexico, formed in 2017. The band released a self-titled EP in 2019 and their debut full-length, Morir por Nada, in 2024, recorded at Grábale Grábale studios in Mexico City. They are signed to Loud, Slow and Distorted Riffs.
Desollado is a stoner/sludge/doom metal band from Mexico City, Mexico, formed in 2017. The band released a self-titled EP in 2019 and their debut full-length, Morir por Nada, in 2024, recorded at Grábale Grábale studios in Mexico City. They are signed to Loud, Slow and Distorted Riffs.
Desoluna is a doom and gothic metal band from Malmo, Sweden, formed in 2015. The project crafts dark doom/gothic metal from southern Sweden.
Desomorphine plays stoner/sludge metal from Haarlem, formed in 2025 and named after the notoriously destructive street drug. Their corrosive chemical namesake matches a sound built on toxic, fuzz-drenched riffs and sludge metal's punishing heaviness.
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