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Destitution was a brutal death metal and grindcore band from Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil, catalogued on Encyclopaedia Metallum with gore-themed lyrical content. The band has since split up and is counted among the underground extreme metal acts that emerged from the interior of São Paulo state.
Destractive is a death/thrash/black metal band from Helsinki, Finland, active since 2013. They deliver a three-pronged extreme metal assault.
Destrage is a Milanese band that began as a thrash metal/metalcore act before evolving into one of Italy's most inventive progressive metalcore outfits. Their later work combines dizzying technical proficiency with an anything-goes compositional philosophy, incorporating jazz, funk, and electronic elements into their chaotic metalcore framework.
Destral is a heavy metal band from Valencia, Spain, formed in 2020. Their name meaning 'axe,' they deliver heavy metal with cutting force.
Destrega is a thrash/heavy metal band from Nairn, Scotland, active since 2014. They deliver fierce thrash and heavy metal from the Scottish Highlands.
Destripar is a death metal and grindcore band from Poland, formed in 2024. The project delivers savage grinding death metal extremity.
Destripated was a death metal band from Peñalolén, Santiago, Chile, whose lineup comprised vocalist Dismember, guitarist NKVD, bassist Speedmax, and drummer Sulfur Radiator. They released a two-track "Demo 2022" in March 2023, recorded at DOUC UC studio, followed by the EP "Crawling Across The Entrails" in April 2024. The band drew on both old-school and modern death metal influences before splitting up.
Destroy All Gondolas is a Venetian act whose tongue-in-cheek name perfectly captures their gleefully irreverent fusion of punk, black metal, and surf rock, which later shifted toward thrash, heavy metal, and punk. Few bands embody their hometown's identity as aggressively or humorously as this canal-city crew.
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