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Denun is a gothic/doom metal band from Santiago, Chile, founded in 2001 by guitarist Claudio Molina and vocalist Paula Vilches, whose name derives from the Mapudungun phrase meaning "to do justice." The band released their debut album "Toluken" in 2005, appeared on Chilean metal compilations including "From The Land That God Forgot" (2006), and returned with their second full-length "Uroboros" in 2021. Their sound blends atmospheric doom with symphonic arrangements and female vocals sung in Spanish.
Desert Road is a stoner/heavy/doom metal band from La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, co-founded by Matías Taubas Oyola and drummer Lisandro Díaz Dorigatti. The band released a series of Bandcamp recordings including The Tour Guide EP (2013) and the seasonal series The Seasons Collection: Spring and The Seasons Collection: Fall (both 2014–2015), building a self-released catalog of fuzz-heavy instrumental and heavy rock material.
Desert Witch is a doom and stoner metal band from Santiago, Chile, formed in 2021 by vocalist Valeria Pérez, guitarist Emilio Nova, bassist Eduardo Fuentes, and drummer Alejandro Sanhueza. The band blends doom, occult rock, and dark psychedelia, pairing dense, heavy instrumentation with melodic Spanish-language vocals. Their debut album "La Otra Razón" was released in May 2025 to international critical acclaim, with reviewers highlighting their atmospheric heaviness and distinctive vocal approach.
Desmodus Rothundus was a death/doom metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, active in the 1990s Brazilian underground extreme metal scene. The band, alongside Guehenom, later evolved into the project Tenebrario.
Destiny Old Die is a doom metal band from Jaboatão dos Guararapes, Pernambuco, Brazil, operating within the greater Recife metropolitan area. Active and listed on Encyclopaedia Metallum, the band contributes to the underground doom metal scene of northeastern Brazil.
Devs Mortvorvm is a death-doom quartet from Santiago, Chile, founded by guitarist David Briones and vocalist Claudio Carrasco, with drummer Andrés Henríquez and bassist Felipe Vuletich completing the lineup. Drawing from acts like Goatlord, Derketa, early Cathedral, and Autopsy, the band describes their sound as "Graveyard Doom Death" and released their debut EP "The Oldest Crypt" in June 2025 through Apocalyptic Productions, featuring three originals, a Goatlord cover, and a live track.
Dhūmāvatī is a psychedelic stoner doom metal trio from Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil, formed in 2018, drawing on influences such as Sleep, Electric Wizard, Om, and Black Sabbath. Their self-titled debut album was recorded live at Casa Verde in Vitória and released in 2018 through the Subtrópico label.
Dimension Doom is a symphonic death/doom metal trio from Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, formed in 2023 by experienced musicians from the local underground scene. The band crafts science fiction-themed death-doom with lush synthesizers and rotating guest guitarists, releasing their debut single "Dimension of Death" in September 2023 and their first full-length album "Prime Directive" in 2024.
Dirtweed is a sludge, stoner, and doom metal trio from Rosario, Argentina, consisting of Maximiliano Dana on guitar and vocals, Juan Ignacio Garcia on bass, and Guido Rumi on drums. The band released their debut single "El del Vómito" in July 2024 and followed it with a self-titled four-track album in February 2026, recorded at 312 Music Studio and mixed and mastered by Gonzalo Villagra at Estudios Audion.
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