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Destillat is a melodic black/death metal band from Leipzig, Germany, formed in 2018. They distill the essence of melodic extremity through black and death metal.
Destinity is a band from Lyon, France, active since 2002, whose sound evolved from black metal through symphonic black/death metal to melodic thrash/death metal. Their two-decade journey spans multiple extreme metal subgenres.
Destractive is a death/thrash/black metal band from Helsinki, Finland, active since 2013. They deliver a three-pronged extreme metal assault.
Destroy All Gondolas is a Venetian act whose tongue-in-cheek name perfectly captures their gleefully irreverent fusion of punk, black metal, and surf rock, which later shifted toward thrash, heavy metal, and punk. Few bands embody their hometown's identity as aggressively or humorously as this canal-city crew.
Destroy Us is a raw black metal project from Switzerland, formed in 2014 and trafficking in the lo-fi aggression and stripped-down fury that defines the raw black metal underground. Their approach favors atmosphere and hostility over production polish.
Destrukto is a black and death metal band from Osthammar, Sweden, formed in 2011. The project merges black metal with death metal from the Uppsala county.
Destrøyer is a blackened heavy metal band from Saint-Cloud, France, active since 1998. With over a quarter century of activity, they forge black-tinged heavy metal from the Parisian suburbs.
Desum is a black/death metal band from Hungary, formed in 2018. The band channel extreme metal aggression at the intersection of black and death metal.
Det Eviga Leendet is a black metal band from Uppsala, Sweden, formed in 2018. The project's Swedish name, meaning 'The Eternal Smile,' channels atmospheric black metal.
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