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Natal, BR · 2012–present · active
Damage Division is a heavy/stoner/groove metal band from Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, formed in 2012. The band is part of the underground metal scene in the northeastern Brazilian city of Natal and releases its music independently through Bandcamp.
Caucaia, BR · 2016–present · active
Damn Youth is a thrash metal and crossover band from Caucaia, Ceará, Brazil, active since around 2013 and signed to UGH! Discos. The band debuted with the 2015 demo "Skate in Hell" and released their full-length album "Breathing Insanity" in 2018, a 13-track record praised for blending old-school thrash aggression with punk energy; they followed it with the album "Descends Into Disorder" in 2023.
São Paulo, BR · 2022–present · active
Damnation City is a speed/thrash metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, signed to Kill Again Records. Drawing influence from the old German thrash school as well as bands like Slayer, Dark Angel, and Razor, the band released the album "Dead and Buried" in 2022, a six-track record covering themes of death, anti-religion, and horror.
Belo Horizonte, BR · 2016–present · active
DannaH Project is an instrumental heavy/post-metal project from Belo Horizonte, Brazil, formed in 2016. Performing without vocals — described as "no voice, no face, just lights and shadows through the sound" — the project blends aggressive and melancholic passages across a prolific output that includes the 2024 album All Empires Must Fall, their eighth release, recorded at Ilha do Fuzz Estúdio in Belo Horizonte.
São Paulo, BR · 2017–present · active
Darchitect is a death/thrash metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, founded in 2014 by Alex Marras, Gabe Gifoli, and Lucas Coca — alumni of bands Hawker Hart and Vennegorth. The band's name fuses "dark" and "architect," reflecting themes of hell, chaos, depression, and society; their debut album Mechanical Healing was released in March 2017 via Die Hard Records after being tracked at The Bunker studio in São Paulo.
São Paulo, BR · 2012–present · split-up
Dark Abyss of Life was a depressive black/gothic metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, operating under that name from 2012 until their split-up. Originally known as Raining Forest, the band explored themes of death, nostalgia, and personal struggle, and released material through their Bandcamp page before ultimately disbanding.
Goiânia, BR · 2018–present · active
Dark Ages is a death/thrash metal band from Goiânia, Brazil, listed on Encyclopaedia Metallum since their early activity with demos including Wild and Dark Places and Pesadelo released in 2004, before re-emerging under their current active lineup. The band plays aggressive extreme metal rooted in the thrash and death traditions of the Brazilian metal underground.
Marília/Tupã, BR · 2024–present · active
Dark Alliance is a heavy metal band from the Marília/Tupã region of São Paulo state, Brazil, formed in 2024. The band plays traditional heavy metal with themes centered on fantasy, evil, darkness, and power, and is listed on Encyclopaedia Metallum as an independent act with a lineup featuring vocals, twin guitars, bass, and drums.
Aracaju, BR · 2015–present · split-up
Dark Altar was a black/death metal band from Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil, active in the mid-to-late 2010s. Drawing influence from Death, Belphegor, Sarcófago, and Mayhem, the band pursued a raw, ritualistic extreme metal sound; scheduling conflicts and creative differences ultimately led to their permanent disbandment following a failed reunion attempt in 2020.

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