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Dis Tortion is a thrash metal band from Gomel, Belarus, active since 2008 with a five-piece lineup featuring dual guitars and albums like 'Animal Farm' and 'Time for Solutions.' Recently bringing in vocalist Pavel Shkuratov, the band delivers classic thrash attack with a relentless live presence.
Dis.da.in. is a groove metal band from Tuscany, Italy, formed in 2019. The project delivers heavy, rhythmic groove metal with a modern and crushing Italian edge.
Disabled is a death metal band from Bordeaux, France, active since 2011. They deliver crushing death metal from southwestern France.
Disablust is a thrash/death metal band from Dijon, France, active since 2009. They play fierce thrash/death from the Burgundian capital.
Disact is a death metal and grindcore band from Tolyatti, Russia, formed in 2011. The project channels savage grinding death metal from the Volga region.
Disadaptive is a death metal band from Moscow, Russia, formed in 2020. The project delivers aggressive death metal from the Russian capital.
Disaffected started as a death/thrash metal act in Oeiras before evolving toward progressive death metal, adding complexity and nuance to their already aggressive foundation. This stylistic deepening reflects a band willing to grow beyond their early brutality into more challenging compositional territory.
Disaffection is a heavy metal band from Nassjo, Sweden, formed in 2017. The project delivers classic heavy metal from the Smaland region.
Disagio is a melodic death metal band from Palazzolo sull'Oglio, in the Brescia province of Lombardy, Italy, formed in 2004. The project has delivered over two decades of melodic death metal from the Lombardy underground.
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