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Dicephalus is a death metal and goregrind project from Indaiatuba, São Paulo, Brazil. The project released the album "Pathological Atrocities in Clandestine Hospitals" through Cemitério Records and Rotten Foetus Records, a seven-track release fixated on pathology, disease, and corpse decomposition in the vein of brutal goregrind.
Dieblast is a death/thrash/groove metal band from Santiago, Chile, formed around 2015 and anchored by Christian Argandoña (ex-Thornafire) on vocals and bass alongside producer Pablo Navarrete of Hielo Negro on bass, Eddie Valdebenito on guitar, and Fernando Rojas on drums. The band made their public debut in early 2022 with the politically charged single "Caos, Sangre, Peste," recorded at Panzound Estudios.
Diorese is a death metal and goregrind band from Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil, whose lyrics in Portuguese explore the culture, rituals, and myths of ancient anthropophagic indigenous peoples. The band released their album "O Derramamento de Sangue Continuará" (The Bloodshed Will Continue) in December 2012. Their lineup consists of Hygor Cypriani on bass and vocals, Jorge Castro on guitars and backing vocals, and Luciano "Psycohorror" on drums.
Disburied is a death metal band from Medellín, Colombia, formed in 2016 with lyrical themes of death, destruction, and anti-religion. The band released their debut full-length Rituals of Death in 2020, a ten-track record described as their first album on its Bandcamp page. They remain an unsigned independent act based in Antioquia.
Discrëntë is an extreme metal band from Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil, active since 2013, blending black metal, death metal, crust punk, and D-Beat into a raw and aggressive sound driven by anarchic social lyrics. The band recorded their self-titled EP between 2015 and 2016 at Studio da Gruta, with mastering by Alex Ferreira, releasing it in 2018. Their music draws on influences including Sarcófago and Brazilian extreme metal traditions alongside international crust and noise acts.
Disfigured by Hatred is a death metal band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, formed in 2020. They released their debut demo "Raw Death Metal" on July 5, 2020, which was later reissued in an expanded edition by Motim Underground as "Raw Death Metal (Demo + Bônus - GRAVE 001)". The band's lineup features Balthazar "The Gutsfucker" on vocals, Rodrigo Campbell on guitar, Davi "Grindkrusher" on drums, and Reginaldo "Hellmaniac" on bass.
Disformes is a death metal band from Teresina, Piauí, Brazil, representing the underground extreme metal scene of Brazil's northeastern interior. The band released the EP "Suprema Arte da Morte" in March 2023, a six-track recording available on Bandcamp, and has also appeared on split releases including a collaboration with Argentine goregrind band Espermorragia. Their lyrical themes revolve around death, blood, war, religion, and human darkness.
Disfuria is a crust punk and grindcore outfit from Valentín Alsina, Buenos Aires, formed in 2022 and drawing on powerviolence, death metal, and stenchcore. They released their debut full-length "No tengo boca y debo gritar" in December 2022, followed by "Ejercicios de violencia" in October 2023, both available on Bandcamp as independent releases.
Dislexya was a death metal band from Argentina that released their debut EP "II" in October 2016 and the full-length "Dis Is Nightmare" in May 2019, the latter mixed and mastered by Joel Mäntyranta. The band blended death metal with punk influences across their two releases before splitting up.
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