Desert Priest is a black and doom metal band from Dnipro, Ukraine, formed in 2015. The project merges black metal with doom metal from the Dnieper River city.

Desiderata is a black metal band from Warsaw, Poland, formed in 2007. The project channels atmospheric black metal from the Polish capital.

Desincarnated is a black/death metal band from Asnières-lès-Dijon, France, formed in 2019. They deliver fleshless extreme metal from Burgundy.

Desire for Sorrow is a melodic black metal band from the Tyn nad Vltavou/Zliv area of the Czech Republic, founded in 2009 and signed to MetalGate Records. With albums including 'At Dawn of Abysmal Ruination' and 'Visions,' the band has toured extensively across Europe and Mexico, blending symphonic textures with black and death metal intensity.

Desmodus Rotundus plays black metal and grindcore from Bergen, formed in 2024 and named after the common vampire bat. Their scientific-nomenclature name adds a zoological precision to the blood-soaked ferocity of their extreme metal.

Desolate is a black metal and melodic death metal band from Sofia, Bulgaria, forging aggressive yet melodically driven compositions since 2014. Their sound bridges the rawness of black metal with the harmonic sophistication of the Scandinavian death metal tradition.

Desolate Heaven is a black metal band from Minsk, Belarus, whose tagline 'Follow the Darkness, Exhale the Light' encapsulates their atmospheric approach. With releases titled in Russian like 'Pepel' (Ash) and 'Oskvernenie' (Desecration), they draw on dark, introspective themes through sweeping black metal compositions.

Desolate Misery is a black/doom metal band from Darlington, England, emerging in 2025. They channel desolation and misery through black doom from the North East.

Desolate Soul is a black metal project from Estonia, emerging in 2025. They explore isolation and desolation through raw black metal.