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Desecrating is a death metal band from the Ñuble region of Chile that released their debut album "Amok Syndrome" in April 2025. The eight-track record is described as a conceptual work exploring mental fractures and the collapse of human consciousness, drawing on both classic and modern death metal influences. The band positions itself as a new voice in extreme metal in Latin America, pursuing what they describe as a brutal, technical, and visceral approach.
Desecration is a death metal and grindcore band from Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil, operating in the extreme underground since the 1990s. The band appeared on the compilation "Grindattack!" (2000) alongside Groinchurn and Parental Advisory, as well as on the "No Fate III" compilation, placing them among Brazil's active grindcore scene.
Desecration of Christ was a black/death metal band from Guayaquil, Ecuador, active from 2020 until their split-up. Rooted in themes of anti-Christianity, blasphemy, and war, the band released a demo in 2021 and their full-length Rape of God's Flock in 2022, followed by a split in 2023.
Desenterro is a one-man black metal project from Londrina, Paraná, Brazil, formed in 2023. The project released its debut album "Assombrado Pela Ajuda Futurista" in November 2023, a seven-track work featuring Portuguese-language lyrics that explore existential and sociopolitical themes within an atmospheric black metal framework.
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.
Desertica is an instrumental psychedelic doom/stoner rock band from La Plata, Argentina, featuring Ricky and Javi on guitars, Arnold on bass, and Chopo on drums. The band released their debut album MobyDick in November 2025, a three-track instrumental record — comprising "Los Asteroides," "El Desernauta," and "Desertica" — recorded, mixed, and mastered by Ariel Belok at MobyDick studios in La Plata.
Desertor is a Brazilian crossover/hardcore band that began in Foz do Iguaçu before relocating to Curitiba, Paraná. The project blends aggressive thrash metal with hardcore punk, and released the album "Vision Nocturna" in 2014 via their Bandcamp page. The band is associated with Christian hardcore circles in Brazil and delivered a fast, moshing crossover sound influenced by acts like R.D.P.
Desfiladeiro is a black metal band from São Borja, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, drawing on a dark, visceral sound that combines black metal with elements of death and thrash metal. Their lyrics, written in Portuguese, address nihilism, misanthropy, and mental illness. The band released their debut full-length "Nihil" in 2025, featuring tracks such as "Funeral de Párias" and "Profundo Abismo."
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