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Viribus Unitis (2025)
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Nihility (2002)
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Obnoxious Demos (2014)
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Dioxine is a death/thrash metal band from Le Mans, France, formed in 2015. They deliver toxic death/thrash from western France.
Diphteria is a thrash metal band from Sion, Switzerland, incorporating death metal and grindcore elements into short, aggressive compositions with socially conscious lyrics. Their 2016 release 'The Human Exuberance' features five tracks addressing corporate control and environmental destruction through a dystopian lens.
Dirty Rose is a heavy metal band from West Lothian and Glasgow, Scotland, formed in 2021, featuring members Sven Smith, Ben Draper, Jack Price, and Rory Levell. Their debut album Rock & Roll Is My Religion (2021) spans eleven tracks of riff-driven metal with hard rock and glam influences.
Dirty Rotten Siberians is a crossover thrash band from Novosibirsk, Russia, formed in 2016. The project merges thrash metal with punk energy from Siberia's largest city.
Dis Tortion is a thrash metal band from Gomel, Belarus, active since 2008 with a five-piece lineup featuring dual guitars and albums like 'Animal Farm' and 'Time for Solutions.' Recently bringing in vocalist Pavel Shkuratov, the band delivers classic thrash attack with a relentless live presence.
Disablust is a thrash/death metal band from Dijon, France, active since 2009. They play fierce thrash/death from the Burgundian capital.
Disaffected started as a death/thrash metal act in Oeiras before evolving toward progressive death metal, adding complexity and nuance to their already aggressive foundation. This stylistic deepening reflects a band willing to grow beyond their early brutality into more challenging compositional territory.
Disapprove is a thrash metal band from Wolow, Poland, formed in 2017. The project delivers aggressive thrash metal from the Lower Silesian underground.
Disarray is a Berlin-based thrash metal and hardcore act formed in 2023, channeling chaos and disorder into high-energy compositions that draw from both genres' most confrontational impulses. Their name is both a description and an aspiration — creating controlled sonic mayhem.
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