Dryaad is a black metal act from Delft, active since 2000 and named after the tree nymphs of Greek mythology. Over two decades their nature-spirit namesake has informed atmospheric black metal that draws on the natural world for inspiration and imagery.

Dryados plays symphonic black metal from Barnaul in the Altai region, active since 2017 and named after the wood nymphs of Greek mythology. Their nature-spirit name channels forest mysticism through orchestral grandeur laid over tremolo-driven black metal.

Dryas plays black metal from Portugal, active since 2020 and named after the genus of mountain plants and the cold climate period that followed the last ice age. Their botanical/geological reference points to a nature-oriented vision of black metal steeped in the earth's deep history.

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

Drovich plays black/death/thrash metal from Dokkum in Friesland, formed in 2022 and attacking from three extreme metal directions simultaneously. Their multi-genre assault channels the fierce independence of Frisian culture into uncompromising sonic violence.

Drüben is a black metal band from Copenhagen, Denmark, formed in 2017. They explore the other side through dark, atmospheric black metal.

DShK is a black metal band from Bologna, Italy, formed in 2021. Named after the Soviet heavy machine gun, the project channels aggressive and militant black metal.

DSKNT is a death/black metal project from Sion in the Valais canton, active since 2017 and producing some of Switzerland's most dissonant and unsettling extreme metal. Their consonant-only name strips away accessibility, much like their music strips away convention in favor of abrasive, avant-garde extremity.

Dskrtn is a black/death metal and noise project from Athens, Greece, formed in 2025. The project pushes extreme metal into abrasive noise territory at the intersection of black and death metal.