Dornenbahn is a Zurich-based black metal project whose German name — meaning "path of thorns" — signals the painful, austere character of their music. Founded in 2026, they represent the newest wave of Swiss black metal emerging from the country's largest city.

A melodic black metal band from Tyrol, Austria, formed in 1996 by members who would also be known for their work in Summoning-adjacent circles, signed to Prophecy Productions. Their third album 'Her Von Welken Nächten' became a reference work in German-language metal, and their extensive discography traces an evolution from symphonic black metal through acoustic folk approaches, with lyrics drawing on Romantic poetry and nature mysticism.

Dore is a black metal band from Warsaw, Poland, formed in 2013. The project channels atmospheric black metal from the Polish capital.

Doska is a melodic black metal band from Bayeux, France, formed in 2022. They deliver melodic black metal from the historic Norman town.

Doubtsower is a one-person blackened and experimental doom metal project from Wales, formed in 2021 and releasing through UBAii, a sub-label of Unbidden Audio. Their catalog includes Asphyxiation of a Seasick Soul (2021), The Endless Shadow of Despicable Power (2022), and Nothing Reduced to Everything (2024).

Douve is a post-black metal band from Paris, France, emerging in 2025. Named after the moat, they deliver atmospheric post-black metal from the French capital.

Down in the Light is a one-man extreme metal project from Zurich, Switzerland, channeling diverse extreme metal styles through solo compositions. Releases like 'Of Gods and Other Animals' showcase a singular creative vision unbound by traditional subgenre constraints.

Down Syndrome started as a death/thrash metal act in the remote Komi city of Pechora before evolving toward symphonic death/black metal. Their controversial name and dramatic stylistic evolution from straightforward aggression to orchestral extremity mark one of the more unusual arcs in Russian extreme metal.

Down the Drain is a melodic Viking/black metal band from the Hürth/Cologne area of Germany, active since 2013. They weave Norse themes through melodic black metal with a Viking spirit.