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Dying Embers was a death/doom metal band from Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brazil, active from 1997 to 2007. The band combined gothic-tinged lyrics with slow, heavy arrangements, and recorded their debut full-length Ars Moriendi (2002) at their own studio in Ponta Grossa.
Dying Embrace is a melodic death/doom metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2006. The band blends atmospheric doom with melodic death metal riffs and progressive arrangements, debuting with the album Chronic Delusion in October 2006.
Dying Silence is a metal band from Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil, originally formed in 2010 and rebuilt with its founding members in 2013. The band released their EP "Origins" in 2014, marking a return to their heavier roots after an earlier metalcore-oriented phase.
DyingBreed is a death metal band from São Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The band released their album "Under a Black Sun" in 2018 through Black Hole Productions, a record recorded at Black Stork Studio and drawing comparisons to Brazilian death metal acts such as Krisiun and Rebaellium.
Dyluvian is a melodic progressive heavy metal band from Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, whose music blends progressive harmonies with melodic power metal riffs and themes drawn from literary sources including Edgar Allan Poe. The band released the album "A Great Time from Here" in 2013, following an earlier debut that gained particular traction in Japan.
Dynasty of Metal is a Christian power metal band from Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil, founded by vocalist Nahor Andrade with roots going back to 1996 under the name Dynasty. The band draws heavily from NWOBHM influences while weaving in Brazilian musical elements, and released their fourth full-length album "Back to the Past" in 2023 through Roxx Records, following earlier records "Motus Perpetuus" (2004), "Warriors of the King" (2010), and "Step by Step" (2017).
Dysnomia was a thrash/death metal band from São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil, re-founded in January 2014 by members of a prior project called Dark Eternity. The band released a self-titled 10-track album in November 2014 before eventually disbanding.
Dysthymia is a post-black metal project from Santiago, Chile, active since 2021. The band released a split with Denver-based Saeva in 2024 through Red Nebula, blending post-black metal and depressive black metal influences.
Demona is a speed metal project founded in 2007 by Constanza "Tanza" Godoy Díaz (Tanza Speed) in Valparaíso, Chile, with Tanza handling vocals and guitar across various lineups. The band released two full-lengths — "Metal Through the Time" (2012) and "Speaking with the Devil" (2013) — as well as a 2015 EP on Hells Headbangers Records featuring drummer Tormentor of Desaster and mastering by Joel Grind of Toxic Holocaust. The project later evolved into Outline in 2017.
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