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Desgraceria is a death metal and grindcore band from Maringá, Paraná, Brazil, formed in 2007. The band released the album "Crença Cega," which drew comparisons to early Napalm Death for its balance of chaotic blasting and sludge-driven riffs. They also appeared on the split release "Terrorgrind Sudamericaos" alongside Yukaha, reissued on cassette in 2021.
Desgraça is a depressive black metal project from Osasco, São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2017 and active in the Brazilian DSBM underground. The band's lyrical themes center on affliction, depression, and suicide, placing them firmly within the depressive suicidal black metal tradition. They have released material independently, including recordings available on their Bandcamp page.
Desgraça Eterna is a black metal band from Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil, noted for being among the earliest black metal acts to emerge from the northern Minas Gerais region. The band explores lyrical themes of chaos, nihilism, misanthropy, and anti-religion in the raw Brazilian black metal tradition. Their discography includes the album "Sombrio Pacto Com A Escuridão Eterna" and an EP released through Wolfmond Production.
Desideratum is a melodic doom/death metal band from São Paulo, Brazil. The band recorded the demo "Dismal Untouchable Beauty" and operated within São Paulo's underground extreme metal scene. They have since split up, leaving behind a small body of work catalogued on Metal Archives under the melodic doom/death metal genre.
Desista is a post-black metal band from Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, formed in 2011. The independent project explores themes of despair, inner reflection, and solitude through atmospheric black metal textures.
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.
Desolation Temple is an atmospheric black metal duo from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, formed in 2023 by Rodrigo Garm and Rafael Ribeiro (also of Pagan Throne). Their self-titled debut album draws heavily from 1990s atmospheric black metal — citing influences such as Bethlehem, Arckanum, and Dark Funeral — with lyrical themes centered on depression, inner conflict, and the nature of existence.
Desonra is a thrash metal band with hardcore elements from Brasília, Brazil, formed in 2016. The band blends aggressive riffs, heavy rhythms, and politically charged vocals, and has released several records including the self-titled album (2018), the EP Genocídio (2021), and Discórdia (2022).
Desordem Absoluta is a thrash metal and crossover band from Abreu e Lima, Pernambuco, Brazil, formed in 2025. The band is part of the active extreme metal underground in the Pernambuco region and has appeared on lineups alongside other local and national acts.
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