Darkmoon Warrior has been waging black metal warfare from Eberswalde in Brandenburg since 2006, forging nearly two decades of aggressive, martial-tinged compositions. Their combative name and extensive discography mark them as one of eastern Germany's most persistent black metal forces.

DarkNephilim is a post-black metal band from Lyon, France, formed in 2022. They explore the ethereal spaces of post-black metal from southeastern France.

Darkness Descend is a German black metal band active since 2019. They channel cold darkness and atmospheric menace through raw black metal compositions.

Darkomen plays black metal from Tver between Moscow and Saint Petersburg, active since 1999 and among the longest-running black metal acts in central Russia. Over a quarter century they've maintained a persistent vision of atmospheric darkness from the banks of the Volga.

Darkreverie is a black metal project from Olten, Switzerland, founded in 2012 and now driven solely by D.P.F. after a two-year hiatus. Centered on themes of black art and dark magick, releases like 'Isis-Lupus-Brigit' and 'Black Arts' channel occult darkness through solo black metal compositions.

Darkshine is a black metal band from Pézenas, France, formed in 2015. They play dark, shining black metal from the Languedoc region.

DarkSoul is a black metal band from Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany, active since 2013. They explore the depths of black metal's sonic extremity with unwavering commitment to the genre's dark traditions.

Darkspace is a legendary atmospheric black metal band from Bern, Switzerland, active since 2002 and known for their cosmic, immersive soundscapes across the numbered 'Dark Space' album series. Their music creates vast, layered textures that evoke the void of deep space through lo-fi, ambient-infused black metal.

Darkstorm is a black metal band from Warsaw, Poland, formed in 2012. The project channels dark and atmospheric black metal from the Polish capital.