Distort is a thrash metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2013 by members with ties to the city's established extreme metal scene. The band played aggressive, straightforward thrash metal and was active as an independent act before splitting up. They are documented on Encyclopaedia Metallum among the wave of São Paulo thrash acts that emerged in the early 2010s.

Distressed is a death/thrash metal band from Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Brazil, currently active as an independent act. Their lyrical themes center on death, gore, and horror, and they released material including tracks such as "Decay" and "Decade of Decay" through their Bandcamp page. The band maintains an active presence on social media and represents the extreme metal underground of southern Brazil.

Disturbia is a thrash metal band from Pilar, Buenos Aires, formed in 2016 and released under the Argentina Thrash Metal label. They released the album "Tomando el Té con el Diablo" in 2021 on both CD and cassette formats, and had earlier appeared on the compilation "Under Not Dead 2" (N.L.P.A.N Records, 2015).

Dosis Exakta is a thrash metal and hardcore band from Santiago, Chile, formed in 2015. Their debut album, released that same year, features eight tracks of aggressive street-level metal drawing on both thrash and hardcore punk traditions.

Drowned is a death/thrash metal band from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, long associated with the legendary Cogumelo Records label. Their extensive discography includes "Bonegrinder" (2001), the two-part "Belligerent" (2011–2012), "Recipe of Hate" (2022), and "Brasil Visceral", placing them among the most prolific acts in the city that also produced Sepultura and Sarcófago.

Dumbieja is a heavy/thrash metal band from Mar del Plata, Argentina, whose lineup consists of Juan Ibañez (vocals and guitars), Martin Ageitos (guitars), Nicolás Rubiales (drums), and Leo Toba (bass). The band recorded and produced their debut album "Imágenes del Triste Ayer" entirely at a home studio between March and August 2020 during the COVID-19 quarantine, releasing it on December 18, 2020. The seven-track album is described as a pseudo-conceptual work exploring personal experiences, blending old-school thrash sensibilities with heavy metal groove.

Dunkell Reiter is a thrash metal band from Contagem, Minas Gerais, Brazil, formed in 1997, whose name is a play on the German for "dark rider." The band plays old-school, aggressive thrash in the tradition of Brazilian forebears like Chakal and Sepultura, and have released a series of recordings including their debut full-length Unholy Grave (2014) and the subsequent albums Slaves of Terror (2019) and Endless Agony (2022).