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Diktat is a brutal death metal band from Paris, France, active since 2000. With a quarter century of activity, they are veteran purveyors of Parisian brutality.
Diktatur is a black metal band from Bayonne, France, active since 2013. They deliver dictatorial black metal from the Basque coast.
Diktátor is a band from Trutnov, Czech Republic, formed in 2015, whose sound evolved from thrash metal roots into a rawer punk-driven direction. Their early material showcases aggressive thrash energy.
Dilaghran is an Andorran black metal and dungeon synth project led by Séan Besolí, drawing exclusively from J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth mythology for its subject matter. Albums such as Mountains of Shadow, The Search for the Dark Star, and Into Mirkwood's Pathways We Walk (2022) pair raw black metal passages with atmospheric synth work evoking the landscapes of the legendarium.
Dilapidated is a death metal band from Halland and Vastmanland, Sweden, formed in 2016. The project delivers aggressive Swedish death metal.
Dilavarus is an epic heavy metal band from Rennes, France, emerging in 2025. They deliver grand, epic heavy metal from Brittany.
Dilgelynas is a raw black metal band from Vilnius, Lithuania, formed in 2022. The project channels lo-fi, uncompromising raw black metal from the Baltic underground.
Diligence is a four-piece progressive groove metal band from Prague, Czech Republic, formed in 2012. Their debut album "Abundance In Exertion" features female-fronted brutality blended with technical precision and modern metal grooves.
Dilirium is a death metal band from Munich, Germany, with roots stretching back to 1994. As a veteran act, they bring three decades of death metal experience to their craft.
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