Dan Stark is a black and thrash metal band from Chernihiv, later spanning Chernihiv and Lviv, Ukraine, formed in 2011. The project fuses black metal with thrash velocity.

Danishmendt is an industrial blackened sludge metal/post-hardcore band from Paris, France, formed in 2021. They create a volatile fusion of industrial textures, blackened sludge, and post-hardcore.

Dannhad is a Sardinian depressive black metal project whose releases Rebirth and The End... explore themes of melancholy and psychological descent, guided by the philosophy that "only towards the long ways of the unconscious can you find real salvation." Their atmospheric approach emphasizes emotional weight and introspective darkness over sheer aggression.

Danolarth is a black metal band from Latvia, formed in 2023. The project delivers dark and atmospheric black metal from the Baltic underground.

Danos is a black/thrash metal band from Emsdetten, Germany, formed in 2019. They deliver high-speed aggression that fuses black metal's cold fury with thrash metal's razor-sharp attack.

Dantes Inferno is a black/death metal band from Wittlich, Germany, formed in 2021. They explore infernal themes through a punishing blend of black and death metal.

Daorson is an Illyrian black metal band from Zagreb, Croatia, formed in 2015 and drawing from ancient and pagan themes. Their 2015 self-titled EP, recorded at Studio Veles and released on cassette by Wolfspell Records in a limited run of 100 hand-numbered copies, features three tracks of atmospheric black metal with poetry by bassist B.

Darben is a Swiss black metal duo founded by HNS and LVR, channeling anticapitalist, antifascist, and feminist themes through raw, aggressive compositions. Their 2025 debut 'Karg' was mastered by Anna Murphy and addresses greed, patriarchy, and environmental destruction across six uncompromising tracks.

Darcanum is a black/gothic metal band from Rosenheim, Germany, with roots stretching back to 1997. They blend the darkness of black metal with gothic metal's atmospheric elegance across decades of activity.