Druadan Forest is an epic/atmospheric black metal and dungeon synth project from Hyvinkää, Finland, formed in 2016. They create Tolkien-inspired atmospheric black metal and dungeon synth soundscapes.

Drapsnatt is an atmospheric black metal band from Skelleftea, Sweden, formed in 2014. The project channels ethereal atmospheric black metal from northern Sweden.

Dubak plays atmospheric black metal from Mikhaylovsk in Stavropol Krai, formed in 2021 and whose Russian slang name — meaning "bitter cold" — channels the freezing temperatures of winter into their atmospheric compositions. Their name's meteorological menace suits music steeped in frost.

Duh is an atmospheric black metal band from Madrid, Spain, active since 2014. They explore atmospheric depths through black metal from the Spanish capital.

Duirvir is an atmospheric black metal band from Palmanova, in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of Italy, formed in 2014. The project channels ethereal atmospheric black metal with nature-inspired themes.

Dunum is an atmospheric black metal/shoegaze project from France, formed in 2020. They blend atmospheric black metal with shimmering shoegaze textures.

Durbatuluk is an atmospheric black metal band from Heinsberg, Germany, formed in 2019. Their Tolkien-derived name signals a black metal project steeped in dark fantasy and atmospheric depth.

Duthaig is an atmospheric black metal project from Lausanne, founded in 2020 and whose Gaelic name — meaning "country" or "homeland" — suggests a connection to Celtic heritage. Their music builds vast, reverb-drenched soundscapes that evoke the misty landscapes of both the Swiss Alps and the Celtic fringe.

Dwarrowdelf is an epic and atmospheric black metal project from Southampton, releasing through Northern Silence Productions since 2020. Their fourth full-length The Fallen Leaves (2024) continues the project's exploration of sorrow, struggle, and sweeping melodic black metal across a seven-track, 42-minute journey.