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Buenos Aires, AR · 2016–present · active
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.
Goiânia, BR · 2017–present · active
Disaffection is a Christian thrash metal band from Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil, signed to Bombworks Records. The band released their debut album "Begin the Revolution" in 2010, a ten-track old-school thrash record addressing social issues, faith, and politics, drawing comparisons to American Christian thrash acts like Deliverance. Reviewers have highlighted their aggressive riffing style and their ability to combine faith-based lyrical themes with authentic Brazilian thrash metal aggression.
Rancagua, CL · 2012–present · active
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).
Quito, EC · active
Disburial is an old-school death metal band from Quito, Ecuador, formed in 2018. Drawing on themes of death, darkness, Lovecraftian horror, and the macabre, the trio has released two EPs: Dawn of Ancient Horrors (2018) and Vermin Void (2020).
CO · active
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.
São Paulo, BR · 2022–present · split-up
Discordia was a death metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, listed on Encyclopaedia Metallum under ID 120690. The band formed in 2022 and was short-lived, having since split up, leaving behind a minimal recorded output within São Paulo's active underground extreme metal scene.
Vitória, BR · 2013–present · active
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.
São Paulo, BR · 2018–present · active
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.
Santos, BR · 2020–present · active
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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