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Dissorted is a melodic thrash metal band from Munich, Germany, active since 2014, originally based in Bad Reichenhall. They deliver tight, hook-laden melodic thrash from the Bavarian capital.
Distance or Die is a heavy and thrash metal band from Zagreb, Croatia, formed in 2020. The band deliver riff-driven heavy thrash rooted in the classic sounds of the genre.
Distant Fear is a thrash metal band from Germany, formed in 2019. They channel fear and aggression through relentless thrash metal.
Distant Shadow is a groove/thrash metal band from Hamburg, Germany, formed in 2025. They cast heavy shadows through groove and thrash metal.
Distant Sun is a power and thrash metal band from Moscow, Russia, formed in 2016. The project merges power metal's grandeur with thrash aggression.
Distant Thunder is a speed/thrash metal act from Gronau on the Dutch-German border, formed in 2025 and channeling the approaching-storm energy their name evokes. Their sound delivers the first rumbles of a sonic tempest built on lightning-fast riffs and pummeling rhythms.
Distinct Cult is a black/thrash metal band from Leipzig, Germany, active since 2008. They forge a distinctive blend of black and thrash metal from Saxony's underground.
Distinct Way is a heavy and thrash metal band from Warsaw, Poland, formed in 2016. The project blends classic heavy metal with thrash metal aggression from the Polish capital.
Distorted Memories is a melodic thrash/death metal band from Besançon, France, formed in 2020. They deliver distorted melodic aggression from the Franche-Comté region.
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