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Campina Grande, BR · 2014–present · active
Devilisheim is a black metal band from Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil, formed in 2014. The band explores themes of misanthropy, mythology, and war, and performed a live set at the Zonna Rock Festival in Campina Grande in November 2016, which was captured in a live release.
Avaré / Piraju, BR · 2017–present · active
Devoid of Light is a black metal band from the Avaré/Piraju region of São Paulo state, Brazil, formed in 2017. The band pursues themes of occultism and blasphemy within the Brazilian black metal underground, and is associated with the Culto ao Metal Distro label.
São Leopoldo, BR · 2014–? · disbanded
Diablerie Progenie was a raw black metal band from São Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, active from 2014 until their split-up, with lyrical themes of hate, misanthropy, and anti-Christianity influenced by Darkthrone, Burzum, and Sarcófago. The band released a self-titled album featuring 13 tracks, available on their Bandcamp page, which included original material and cover songs.
Praia do Hermenegildo / Santa Vitória do Palmar, BR · 2013–present · active
Diablero is a black metal and ambient project from the far southern coastal region of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, operating out of Praia do Hermenegildo and Santa Vitória do Palmar near the Uruguayan border. The project released the demo "Escuridão Selvagem" in 2014 and has remained active as an independent underground act.
Vallenar, CL · 2020–present · active
Diabol is a black/thrash metal band from Vallenar, Atacama, Chile, founded in August 2020 and rooted in an ultra-blasphemous street black-and-roll aesthetic drawing from Venom, Motörhead, Hellhammer, Darkthrone, and Discharge. Their discography spans the "Demonomania" demo (2020), the "Lunatic Abominations" EP (2022), a contribution to the four-way split "Latinamerican Slaughter" (2021), and the full-length "Graveyard Backtery" (January 2025).
CO · active
Diabolical Blast is a black metal band from Chía, Cundinamarca, Colombia, formed in 2012 with lyrical themes of Satanism, anti-Christianity, blasphemy, and existentialism. The band issued their first demo A la sombra de la muerte in 2015 and released their debut full-length Ancient Rites to the Moon in 2020. Their track appeared on the Legiones de Metal - Forging the Black Steel cassette compilation in 2023.
Monte Alto, BR · 2019–present · active
Diabállein is a black metal band from Monte Alto, São Paulo, Brazil, whose name derives from the Greek root of the word "diabolos," and who cite influences including Sarcófago, Darkthrone, Mayhem, and Venom. The band released their fourth full-length album, "Anti Sacra," in early 2025, recorded at Arte Estúdio in Monte Alto and distributed through Sangue Frio Produções.
BR · disbanded
Defamatory is a death metal band from Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia, formed in 2016 and signed to Awakening Records. The band released their debut full-length "Premature Burial" in 2017 and followed it with "Path of No Return" in 2025.
João Pessoa, BR · 2020–present · active
Doomed Spirits is a one-man black/death/doom metal project from João Pessoa, Paraíba, created by musician Mad Ferreira (also known from Ode Insone and Etheralys). The project released its debut album "Last Reflections" in May 2020, a dark and heavy work with eight tracks exploring themes of despair and mortality through a blend of doom and death metal textures with black metal overtones.

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