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Deathgod Luciferi is a one-man raw black metal project from São Paulo, Brazil, launched in 2022 by the musician known as Morbid Annihilator. The project released several demo recordings throughout 2022, including "Raw Black Metal Destruction" and "Espiral de ódio, desprezo e repulsa," operating within an uncompromisingly primitive and satanic black metal aesthetic. It is associated with Shadow Resistance Productions, a São Paulo-based underground label specializing in raw black metal and related extreme genres.
Deathlike Stab is a Brazilian thrash/crossover trio from Brasília, formed in 2021, whose music blends fast riffs and punk energy with sinister 80s-influenced underground character. The band debuted with the EP Sharp Knife in May 2021 and followed it with the full-length Knife Murders in June 2022, released through Selvajaria Records and Broken Recs.
Deathraiser is a thrash metal band from Leopoldina, Minas Gerais, Brazil, originally active under the name Mercilless before reforming under their current name and releasing their debut album Violent Aggression in 2011 through Xtreem Music. After a lengthy hiatus, the band returned with their second full-length Forged in Hatred in early 2026, drawing on the late-1980s thrash tradition of Kreator, Sodom, and Sepultura.
DeathSlaüghter is a black/thrash/speed metal band with doom influences from São José dos Campos, Brazil, formed in 2017 and rooted in occult themes of war and mysticism. The band has released several recordings including the albums Ressurreição (2017), The Last Great War of Humanity (2019), and Passing Through the Valley of the Sodomites (2022).
Deceptacon is a death and nu-metal band from Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil, formed in 2009. The band is an active part of the Foz do Iguaçu underground metal scene and has performed alongside regional acts from Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina. They have released music independently and are noted for blending aggressive death metal elements with nu-metal influences.
Decessus is a progressive death metal band from Santiago, Chile, founded in 2020 by vocalist Ignacia Fernandez. The band fuses technical death metal precision with progressive songwriting, creating compositions that balance brutality with musical sophistication. Their emergence from Chile's vibrant metal underground has brought fresh energy to the South American extreme metal scene.
Dechristianize was a black metal band from Graneros, O'Higgins, Chile, operating with anti-Christian and Satanic lyrical themes. The band released the demo 'El Origen de la Extinción Cristiana' in 2004 and included members performing under pseudonyms including Sarcass, Lord Impurath, Abhor, and Filosofo.
Declínio is a black/death metal trio from Assis, São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2022, with members drawn from the bands GURO, REIKETSU, and YALDABAOTH. The band blends influences from grind, doom, and post-metal alongside extreme metal, channeling themes of mental chaos and death. They released the album "Natureza Estatal" in 2022 and a second record, "Talking With Ghosts," on their Bandcamp page.
Deconstructed is a groove metal and metalcore band from Rosario, Argentina, whose lineup includes vocalist Walter Magnavachi, guitarists Andrés Ludmer and Guillermo Sarasibar, bassist Bruno Perine, and drummer Bruno Rositto. The band cites heavy influences from Pantera, Meshuggah, Sepultura, and Lamb of God, channeling a crushing, riff-driven sound rooted in Rosario's underground heavy music scene.
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