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Devilry is a death/doom metal band with grindcore influences from Itabaiana, Sergipe, Brazil, formed in 2011. The band is part of the extreme metal underground in Brazil's northeastern Sergipe state, blending the slow heaviness of doom with the aggression of death metal and grindcore.
Devils Drunks formed in Villa Mercedes, San Luis, Argentina in 2016 and released a self-titled debut album that same year before following it up with Desterrados in September 2020, a seven-track record recorded and mixed over the course of 2019 and 2020. The band's lineup on Desterrados comprised Cristian Cervelo on vocals, Esteban Marilungo and Luis Martinez on guitars, Luciano Ottogalli on bass, and Francisco Giraudi on drums. They operate independently, distributing their music through Bandcamp.
Devilsnite came together in Buenos Aires in mid-2012 when the pseudonymous Mr. Halloween, Mr. Death, and Mr. Boogie set out to fuse heavy metal with the aesthetic of horror cinema, a style they call "horror metal." The band released their debut EP Coming Home to Hell independently in 2014, followed by their first full-length Horror World in 2018 — a 13-track album that included a cover of Michael Jackson's "Thriller" — and opened for The Misfits in Buenos Aires in May 2016. Their second album Fighting Evil appeared in 2023, and a third studio album, Escape From Hell, arrived in 2026.
Devoid of Light is a black metal band from the Avaré/Piraju region of São Paulo state, Brazil, formed in 2017. The band pursues themes of occultism and blasphemy within the Brazilian black metal underground, and is associated with the Culto ao Metal Distro label.
Devotion is a black metal band from Santiago, Chile, self-described as one of the most occult and furious hordes born in the Chilean capital, playing aggressive black metal laced with extreme thrash elements. Their discography includes a self-titled debut album (2016), "Far Beyond All Light" (2018), "Entropy" (2019), and "Auden" (2023).
Devourer was a death metal band from Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil, active in the early 2010s before splitting up. The band played in the Brazilian underground death metal scene and is documented on the Metal Archives as a distinct act from other bands sharing the name.
Devouring is a death metal band from Simões Filho, Bahia, Brazil, formed in 2013 and drawing on old-school and brutal death metal influences with lyrical themes of death, war, and anti-Christianity. The band has released multiple recordings including the albums "Suffering and Deformity" and "Psalms of Death" (2017), recorded at WR Bahia Studios in Salvador.
Devs Mortvorvm is a death-doom quartet from Santiago, Chile, founded by guitarist David Briones and vocalist Claudio Carrasco, with drummer Andrés Henríquez and bassist Felipe Vuletich completing the lineup. Drawing from acts like Goatlord, Derketa, early Cathedral, and Autopsy, the band describes their sound as "Graveyard Doom Death" and released their debut EP "The Oldest Crypt" in June 2025 through Apocalyptic Productions, featuring three originals, a Goatlord cover, and a live track.
Dexerebrattor is a crossover thrash band from Formosa, in Argentina's northeastern NEA region, formed in 2015. Their debut release, the five-track EP Toxic NEA!, came out on July 16, 2015, with lyrics touching on politics, toxic environments, and anti-poser themes. The band's founding lineup included Facundo Balmaceda on vocals, Brian Galvan on lead guitar, Gabriel J Hansen on rhythm guitar, Adrian Deserti on bass, and Dany Molina on drums.
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