Delusive Dawn began as a gothic/black metal act in Dresden before shifting toward death metal, tracing a creative arc from atmospheric darkness into blunt-force brutality. Active since 2014, their evolutionary path mirrors the restless creativity of Saxony's underground metal scene.

Delvays plays depressive black metal from Chelyabinsk in the Urals, active since 2014 and channeling the industrial-city blues of the Ural metal belt into raw, emotionally wracked compositions. Their decade of anguished output speaks to a sustained creative commitment to DSBM.

Demahum plays black/death metal from Moscow, active since 2020 and whose name — suggesting the erasure of humanity — drives compositions that merge black metal's atmospheric darkness with death metal's physical brutality.

Demande à la Poussière is a blackened sludge/post-metal band from Paris, France, formed in 2018. Their name meaning 'ask the dust,' they create heavy, blackened soundscapes.

Demersal is a post-black metal and hardcore act from Odense, Denmark, active since 2017 and creating music that occupies the ocean depths their name evokes. Their hybrid approach pairs black metal's atmospheric tremolo work with hardcore's emotional directness and rhythmic punch.

Demeter is a black metal band from Cork, Ireland, formed in 2012. The band channel raw black metal intensity from the south of Ireland.

Demoboros is a black metal band from Orsay, France, formed in 2022. They play serpentine black metal from the Parisian suburbs.

Demogorgoth plays symphonic/melodic death/black metal from Saratov on the Volga, active since 2010 and named after the demon prince of the Abyss. Their multi-genre approach layers orchestral grandeur over extreme metal foundations in compositions of epic scale.

Demolyn is a black metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in 2022. The project channels dark black metal from the west coast.