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Downfall Corporation is a grindcore/death metal band from Kaiserslautern, Germany, formed in 2017. They deliver frenzied blasts of grindcore fused with death metal's heaviness.
Downfall of Gaia is an atmospheric sludge/post-black metal/crust band from Hanover, Germany, active since 2010. They are one of Germany's most acclaimed bands in the post-black and atmospheric sludge metal sphere, crafting immersive, emotionally devastating soundscapes.
Downfall of Gods is a black metal band from Tychy, Poland, formed in 2020. The project delivers dark black metal from the Upper Silesian scene.
Downhill is a post-metal and sludge metal band from Minsk, Belarus, one of the country's longest-running heavy acts with roots stretching back to 2001. Their approach layers crushing sludge riffs with the expansive dynamics and atmospheric build-ups characteristic of post-metal.
DownPitch is a death metal band from Aarhus, Denmark, active since 2014. They play heavy, down-tuned death metal with crushing intensity.
Downrage is a metalcore band from Budapest, Hungary, formed in 2013. The band combine aggressive metalcore breakdowns with melodic elements in their heavy sound.
Downscape is a death metal band from Münster, Germany, active since 2014. They play crushing death metal with a downward-spiraling intensity.
Downslot is a thrash metal band from Sofia, Bulgaria, founded in 2008 by Ivan Delibaltov and Vasil Andonov, later joined by Ilian Shiklov and drummer Stoyan Iliev. Their 2012 debut 'God Is War' delivers seven tracks of aggressive, riff-driven underground metal.
San Diego's Downspell has been working the volatile border between metalcore and death metal since 2011, carving out a sound that draws on the rhythmic attack of metalcore while pushing toward the rawer brutality of death metal. Southern California's proximity to the Mexican border and its dense, multilayered underground scene give Downspell's music a gritty, street-level energy that distinguishes it from more polished genre exercises. Over a decade in, they represent a tenacious underground presence in a city with fierce competition for heavy music territory.
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