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Dipnoi was a thrash metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, active during the 1990s and now split-up. The band is catalogued in the Metal Archives as part of Brazil's broader São Paulo thrash metal scene, which emerged alongside internationally known acts from the region. They released demos during their active period and are documented primarily through underground metal archives.
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.
Dirty Grave is a doom metal band from Orlândia, São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2013 by vocalist/bassist Mark Rainbow and guitarist Victor Berg, drawing heavily from proto-doom forebears like Black Sabbath and Pentagram while incorporating blues and psychedelia. The band released their debut full-length "Evil Desire" in 2017 and followed it with "Sin After Death" in 2019, the latter celebrating Satan and old-school metal. With two albums and several EPs, their releases have received coverage in international specialized metal media.
Dirty Room is a thrash and crossover metal band from Buenos Aires featuring vocalist Leandro Laudonia, guitarist Luciano Vazquez Lococo, bassist Tulio Navia, and drummer Emanuel Vazquez Lococo. The band released their debut EP Conspiracy & Doomsday in August 2016 and followed it with the full-length Nevercops in March 2018.
Disarthia is a metalcore band from Rancagua, O'Higgins, Chile, formed in 2012 and rooted in the chaotic, dissonant end of the genre with comparisons drawn to early 2000s acts like Converge and Curl Up and Die. Their known recorded output includes the self-released album "Aggressive Lies" (2013).
Disburied is a death metal band from Medellín, Colombia, formed in 2016 with lyrical themes of death, destruction, and anti-religion. The band released their debut full-length Rituals of Death in 2020, a ten-track record described as their first album on its Bandcamp page. They remain an unsigned independent act based in Antioquia.
Discrëntë is an extreme metal band from Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil, active since 2013, blending black metal, death metal, crust punk, and D-Beat into a raw and aggressive sound driven by anarchic social lyrics. The band recorded their self-titled EP between 2015 and 2016 at Studio da Gruta, with mastering by Alex Ferreira, releasing it in 2018. Their music draws on influences including Sarcófago and Brazilian extreme metal traditions alongside international crust and noise acts.
Discurso de Pobre is a grindcore band from the Paraisópolis periphery of São Paulo, Brazil, combining extreme music with direct social and political commentary. They released the album "Notícia ruim não chega, ela permanece" in May 2018 and followed it with "Tapando o sol com a peneira" in October 2020, both available on Bandcamp. The band operates on a DIY basis within São Paulo's underground grindcore community.
Disenteria is a crossover thrash metal band from Santos, São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2020 and operating as an independent act. The band is listed on Encyclopaedia Metallum and participates in the São Paulo coastal region's underground extreme metal circuit, drawing on the crossover traditions of Brazilian thrash.
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