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Viribus Unitis (2025)
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Nihility (2002)
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Obnoxious Demos (2014)
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Dogmatic is a melodic death metal and thrash metal band from Sosnowiec, Poland, formed in 2023. The project channels aggressive melodeath and thrash from Upper Silesia.
Dogs of Gomorrah plays melodic death/thrash metal from Bremen, active since 2017 and channeling biblical destruction through aggressive, hook-laden compositions. Their name's reference to the doomed city adds apocalyptic weight to their riff-driven assault.
Dogslicer is a black and death metal band from Ukraine, formed in 2018. The project merges extreme metal styles.
Dolkhemmet is a death metal and grindcore band from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in 1994. One of the veteran grinding death metal acts from the west coast.
Dollstake plays deathcore from Lipetsk, active since 2021 and driving stakes through the hearts of both dolls and listeners through crushing breakdowns. Their voodoo-evoking name adds occult menace to modern extreme metal.
Domain of Decay is a melodic death metal/deathcore band from Kiel, Germany, active since 2013. They merge melodic death metal's hooks with deathcore's devastating breakdowns.
Domains is a death metal band from Benetússer, Spain, active since 2009. They explore dark domains through crushing death metal from the Valencian area.
Domedagen is a death and doom metal band from Sweden, formed in 2018. The project merges death metal with doom metal's weight.
Domestic Violence plays thrash/death metal from Gilze in North Brabant, active since 2011 and channeling their provocative name's real-world horror into extreme sonic aggression. Their uncomfortably direct name gives their thrash/death hybrid an unsettling social dimension.
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