Draugveil is a Prague-based black metal project founded in 2025, whose name references the Norse undead — draugr — shrouded in a veil of mystery. Their music channels the menace and otherworldly dread of Scandinavian folklore through a Czech lens.

Drauliht is a melodic blackened death metal band from Böblingen, Germany, emerging in 2025. They fuse melodic hooks with the intensity of blackened death metal.

Draumar is a symphonic ambient/black metal project from Bavaria, Germany, formed in 2022. They create dreamlike atmospheric journeys through symphonic textures and black metal.

Draumur plays atmospheric/post-black metal from Tula, formed in 2025 and whose Icelandic name — meaning "dream" — captures the ethereal, dreamlike quality of their atmospheric compositions. Their post-black metal approach prioritizes immersive texture over aggression.

Drautran is a black metal band from Kiel, Germany, active since 2007. They play atmospheric black metal steeped in Nordic influence from the Baltic coast.

Dravernue is a melodic power metal band from Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain, formed in 2019. They deliver soaring melodic power metal from the Basque coastal capital.

Formed in Mechelen in June 2013, Drawn Into Descent play atmospheric black metal that draws equally from post-rock and doom metal, with prominent melodic lead guitars and a sorrowful, melancholic vibe running through their three albums. Signed to Immortal Frost Productions, the band released The Endless Endeavour in 2019 via Avantgarde Music and their third record Onrust in February 2026, which marks a heavier and more aggressive direction without abandoning their signature emotional depth.

Drayvarg plays symphonic black metal with folk influences from Kurgan in western Siberia, active since 2014. Their multi-genre approach layers folk instrumentation and orchestral keyboards over aggressive black metal foundations, creating compositions that span from rural folk to cosmic symphonic extremity.

Draiocht is an atmospheric black metal band from Wexford, Ireland, formed in 2012. The band craft sweeping atmospheric black metal inspired by Irish landscapes and mythology.