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DieselOkkult is a stoner/sludge metal band from Radebeul, Germany, formed in 2016. They deliver fuzz-soaked, occult-tinged stoner and sludge metal from Saxony.
Dieselpest is a sludge/crust/doom metal band from Germany, formed in 2020. They combine the filth of sludge and crust with doom's crushing slowness.
Dieth is a death/thrash metal band formed in Gdańsk, Poland in 2022, comprising bassist David Ellefson (ex-Megadeth), vocalist/guitarist Guilherme Miranda (ex-Entombed A.D.), and drummer Michał Łysejko (ex-Decapitated). The project channels classic death-thrash influences with a contemporary heaviness, debuting with the single 'In the Hall of the Hanging Serpents' before releasing their first full-length, To Hell and Back, on Napalm Records in June 2023.
DieTone is a heavy/thrash metal band from Flensburg, Germany, formed in 2016. They deliver hard-hitting metal from Germany's northernmost city.
Dieversity is a melodic death metal and deathcore band from Arkhangelsk, Russia, formed in 2015. The project blends melodic death metal with deathcore from the Russian Arctic coast.
Diezektor is a symphonic black metal project from Huddersfield, England, formed in 2017, crafting what they call epic apocalyptic music that spans extreme metal and electronic remixes. Releases like the Sleeper Simulant EP and tracks such as The Nihilist and Ruination showcase their genre-blending approach to sinister heavy metal.
Defamatory is a death metal band from Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia, formed in 2016 and signed to Awakening Records. The band released their debut full-length "Premature Burial" in 2017 and followed it with "Path of No Return" in 2025.
Difenacum is a death metal and grindcore act from Castellon de la Plana on Spain's Mediterranean coast, active since 2013 and named after the rodenticide. Their poison-derived name matches music designed for extermination — fast, toxic, and lethal.
Diffamie is an atmospheric black metal band from North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, formed in 2022. They weave dense atmospheric textures through cold black metal.
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