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Dark Warrior is a thrash metal band from Buenos Aires, Argentina, formed in 2014, featuring vocalist and guitarist Ivan DW alongside guitarist Adrian Scoppe. The band released their debut album "The End of Peace" in 2015 and followed it nearly a decade later with "Sick World" in 2024.
Dark Whisper was a heavy metal band from Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil. The band's lyrical themes focused on warfare and death, and they operated as an unsigned independent act. They are listed in the Encyclopaedia Metallum and have since split up.
Dark Wisdom is a black metal band from Bogotá, Colombia, formed in 2007 under the name Dark Wisdom Horde. Operating under the banner of Chivo Negro Productions and exploring themes of war, demons, and paganism, they have released multiple full-lengths including "Blood of Heroes" (2012), "Hymns of Death and Delightful Histories of Hate" (2019), and "The Endless Darkness of the Cosmos" (2023).
Dark Witch is a power metal band from Santos, São Paulo, Brazil, founded in 1999 and influenced by classic heavy metal acts such as Blind Guardian, Grave Digger, Iron Maiden, and Judas Priest. The band released their debut album "The Circle of Blood" in 2015, a 12-track record co-released digitally by Heart of Steel Records and physically by Arthorium Records, that includes a cover of Brazilian heavy metal band Harppia. Their music addresses themes of occultism, mythology, and history.
Darkest is a thrash/death metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2014 and active as an independent act. The band is catalogued in the Encyclopaedia Metallum and maintains a presence on ReverbNation and Bandcamp under the handle "darkestera."
Darkest Æmber is a doom/death metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, originally formed in 2010 before going on hiatus in 2016 when founding member Fernando Melo relocated to Germany. The band was reactivated in 2023 as a studio project after Melo reunited with the core lineup, continuing to explore themes of death, existence, and depression through their slow, heavy sound.
Darkhammer is a black/thrash metal band from Ananindeua, Pará, Brazil, formed in 2022 with a sound rooted in hatred, destruction, and anti-Christian themes. The trio — featuring Lucas Jhones on guitars and vocals, L. Blanco on bass, and Vitor Hugo on drums — released their debut album “Possessed by Death” in November 2022, which includes a cover of Mayhem’s “Freezing Moon” alongside six original tracks recorded at Fabrika Studios.
Darkkill is a thrash metal band from Medellín, Colombia, active since 2010. Trading in themes of death, war, and metal, they released the demo "The Savage Rites of Death" in 2013.
Darkness Creature is a black metal band from Marataízes, Espírito Santo, Brazil, formed in 2011 by members known as Mortiph (guitars/vocals), Morgan (bass), and Azgoth (drums). The band released the album “Império do Mal” in 2017 through Irmandade Hermética do Ódio and Culto Tirânico Records, a seven-track record steeped in occult and anti-Christian imagery.
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