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Termination Redux (EP) (2024)
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Obnoxious Demos (2014)
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Mentally Murdered (2019)
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Dispheris is a crust punk and death metal band from Warsaw, Poland, formed in 2021. The project merges crust punk's raw aggression with death metal's crushing weight.
Dispicha plays heavy metal fused with crust punk from Castelo de Paiva in northern Portugal, active since 2011. Their unusual genre combination bridges the gap between metal's power and punk's raw urgency, creating a distinctly Portuguese hybrid.
Distruster is a crust punk, death metal, and speed metal band from the Krakow area, Poland, formed in 2022. The project merges crust punk aggression with death and speed metal velocity.
Dom Zly is a black metal and crust punk band from Pulawy, Poland, formed in 2017. The project's Polish name, meaning 'Evil House,' reflects its dark fusion of black metal and crust punk.
Downfall of Gaia is an atmospheric sludge/post-black metal/crust band from Hanover, Germany, active since 2010. They are one of Germany's most acclaimed bands in the post-black and atmospheric sludge metal sphere, crafting immersive, emotionally devastating soundscapes.
Downwinder is a death metal and crust band from Volos, Greece, formed in 2021. The band merge the brutality of death metal with the raw punk aggression of crust.
Drain Down is a hardcore/crust/crossover band from Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, formed in 2025. They fuse hardcore punk energy with crust and crossover aggression.
Drainland is a sludge, doom metal, and crust band from Dublin, Ireland, active since 2006. With nearly two decades of activity, the band are veterans of the Irish sludge and crust punk underground.
Drown in Blood is a death metal/crustcore band from Hamburg, Germany, active since 2010. They fuse death metal's heaviness with crust punk's raw, filthy energy.
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