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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Divension is a melodic death metal band from Sargans, Switzerland, whose 2021 debut 'Conquer The Dying Sun' spans twelve tracks over sixty-three minutes of genre-crossing heaviness. Their sound balances gripping riffs and melodic choruses with thrash intensity, including the epic thirteen-minute title track.
Baltimore's Divera have been threading progressive ambition through groove metal's rhythmic density since 2017, bringing compositional sophistication to a subgenre that often prioritizes brute force. Their progressive groove approach rewards careful listening, balancing the head-down heaviness of the riff with a musician's interest in dynamic tension and release.
New York's Divergence have been building their case for technical death metal fused with deathcore's structural intensity since 2013, operating under a NYC banner that carries serious underground weight. Their technical death/deathcore hybrid is a dense, demanding proposition — precision musicianship deployed in service of maximum brutality.
Diversion End is a melodic groove metal/metalcore band from Oulu, Finland, active since 2014. They blend melodic groove metal with metalcore from northern Finland.
Divided is a technical death metal band from Gomel, Belarus, active since 2012 and pushing the boundaries of extreme metal through intricate, demanding compositions. Their approach balances technical precision with the visceral impact of death metal's heaviest traditions.
Divided by Design is a progressive metal duo from Leeds, formed in 2020 by guitarist Liam Stephenson and drummer-producer Tom Chambers. Their prolific output includes the albums Stages to Osiris: Rebirth, A Canvas for the Universe, and The Fear of Being Forgotten, all crafted with a focus on virtuosic guitar work and expert production.
Divided by Knives is a progressive death metal band from Dublin, Ireland, formed in 2016. The band craft intricate, technically ambitious progressive death metal.
Divided We Fall is a female-fronted symphonic metal band from Stafford, England, formed in 2013, featuring vocalist Philippa and drawing comparisons to Nightwish and Within Temptation. Their debut album DreamCrusher (2014) and the 2020 single Broken showcase their blend of metallic riffs, pummelling drums, and atmospheric keyboards.
Divider is a thrash metal band from Stockholm, Sweden, formed in 2019. The project delivers aggressive thrash metal from the Swedish capital.
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