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Belo Horizonte, BR · 2016–present · active
Defacer is a black/doom metal band from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, listed on Metal Archives under ID 17147. The band blends black metal atmospherics with doom metal heaviness, operating out of the historically rich Brazilian extreme metal scene centered in Belo Horizonte. Their Bandcamp page (defacerkdy) hosts their recorded output, which explores occult and dark themes characteristic of the genre.
Concepción, CL · 2015–present · active
Defeater was a speed metal band from Concepción, Chile, formed in 2016 and notable for the powerful vocals of Katherine Llancapan. Their 2017 debut demo 'Endless Ray' featured two original tracks alongside a cover of Agent Steel's 'Bleed for the Godz,' and the cassette version was released by Dying Victims Productions later that year. The band was active until approximately 2018 and also released the 'Galaxtic Dominator' demo tape in 2021.
Belém, BR · 2007–? · disbanded
Defecation of Putrid Blood was a brutal death/thrash metal band from Belém, Pará, Brazil, active from 2007 until splitting up around 2014. The band mixed the brutal death metal tradition of the Brazilian underground with classic 1980s thrash influences, releasing demos and tracks including "Grotesque Groupie Impalement" and "Angels of Nightmare" through their Bandcamp page. Members later continued under the name Morbidead.
Santiago, CL · 2014–present · active
Deforme is a thrash metal band from Santiago, Chile, originally formed in 1995 and active across multiple periods including reunions through the 2010s. The band released the demo 'Tiempos Cercanos' in 1998 and has explored themes of social issues, war, and ecology across their output. Their lineup has included members with ties to other Chilean metal acts such as Horror and Ritual.
Feira de Santana, BR · 2010–present · active
Deformity BR is a death metal and grindcore band from Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil, known for a brutal, splatter-oriented approach to extreme metal. The band released their first full-length album "Anthropos Dead Gore Disgusting Phagia" through Thundergod Productions in 2010, followed by the EP "Torturing Unfortunate People" in 2016 and the compilation "Hacked, Boiled, Dismembered, Butchered" in 2020. Their music draws on gore and horror themes within the tradition of Brazilian brutal death metal.
Santiago, CL · 2020–present · active
Defragment is an extreme metal band based in Santiago, Chile, formed by musicians from Chile, Venezuela, and Colombia, giving the project a distinctly multinational Latin American identity. The band released their debut EP 'Ecorruption' in 2017, followed by the full-length 'Outbreak' in 2021 and the seven-track EP 'Made of Chaos' in 2025, with the latter self-recorded and mixed by Felipe Cuevas at Estudio Arrebol. Their sound combines death metal brutality with grindcore intensity and has grown more technically nuanced with each release.
CO · active
Defuncion is a black/thrash metal band from Pasto, Nariño, Colombia, playing old-school metal in the South American cult tradition. The band released their debut EP "Ritual of Death" in 2022, a six-track slab of raw black thrash featuring Spanish-language titles.
Brasília, BR · 2014–present · active
Degola is a thrash metal band from Brasília, Brazil, that gained regional and national recognition through their Portuguese-language albums "Corrosão" and "Tormenta." In 2017, following a significant lineup change, the band shifted to English-language material and released "The Age of Chastisement" (2018), broadening their international reach. Their sound draws from classic thrash metal and groove metal traditions.
Valdivia, CL · 2015–present · active
Degotten is a black/thrash metal band from Valdivia, in southern Chile, formed in 2013 with a sound that draws on classic heavy metal, speed metal, and black thrash traditions in the vein of Motörhead, Dissection, and Goatwhore. Their debut EP 'Finsterkult' was released in March 2015, recorded at Rubicon Estudios and limited to 500 copies, followed by the single 'Black Wolf Pride' (2016), the full-length 'Hexentrost' (2017), and 'TODESHYMNE' in 2021. Lyrical themes center on war, Satanism, and Nietzschean philosophy.

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