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Disterror is a black/thrash metal and crust punk band from Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico, formed in 2010. Their debut full-length "Catharsis" appeared in 2015, and they released the EP "Revealing Darkness" in 2025. Their catalog blends black metal, thrash, and crust punk elements.
Distillery is a heavy metal/hard rock band from Le Havre, France, active since 2001. With over two decades of output, they distill heavy metal and hard rock from Normandy's port city.
Distinct Cult is a black/thrash metal band from Leipzig, Germany, active since 2008. They forge a distinctive blend of black and thrash metal from Saxony's underground.
Distinct Way is a heavy and thrash metal band from Warsaw, Poland, formed in 2016. The project blends classic heavy metal with thrash metal aggression from the Polish capital.
Distolirium is a melodic death metal band from Goslar, Germany, formed in 2021. They craft emotive melodic death metal from the Harz region.
Distopia is a death, doom, and progressive metal band from Istanbul, Turkey, formed in 2010. The project blends multiple metal styles with progressive ambition.
Distorment is a death metal and metalcore band from Sofia, Bulgaria, blending crushing heaviness with breakdowns and aggressive vocal delivery since 2015. Their approach fuses old-school death metal brutality with the rhythmic punch of modern metalcore.
Distort is a thrash metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2013 by members with ties to the city's established extreme metal scene. The band played aggressive, straightforward thrash metal and was active as an independent act before splitting up. They are documented on Encyclopaedia Metallum among the wave of São Paulo thrash acts that emerged in the early 2010s.
Distorted Aura is a death metal band from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2026. They bring fresh death metal energy to the capital's underground scene.
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