Dor is a depressive/post-black/doom metal project from Barbadas in Galicia, formed in 2022 and whose name carries the weight of longing and sorrow in multiple Romance languages. Their multi-genre approach layers the despair of DSBM, the expansiveness of post-black metal, and the crushing weight of doom into a deeply melancholic whole.

Dor Feafaroth plays black metal from Vladivostok on Russia's Pacific coast, active since 2004 and among the easternmost black metal acts in Europe-adjacent Russia. Their Tolkien-derived Sindarin name speaks to the fantasy-influenced strain of black metal.

Dorchadas is a raw and atmospheric black metal project from Scotland, formed in 2020 and self-described as "dark Scottish black metal," citing Ruadh's Sovereign as a primary inspiration. Prolific since their 2020 debut Sgail, the project has released numerous works including Uisge, Disciple of the Witness, and the 2025 EP A Twisted Blade Sheathed in Vertebrae.

Dordeduh plays atmospheric and progressive folk/black metal from Timisoara, formed in 2010 by former members of Negura Bunget and carrying forward that legendary band's vision of Transylvanian black metal infused with traditional Romanian folk elements. Their music weaves acoustic folk passages and ethnic instruments through expansive, spiritually charged black metal compositions that rank among Romania's most distinctive extreme metal output.

Dormonokt plays black metal from Matosinhos near Porto, active since 2017 and channeling nocturnal themes through atmospheric compositions. Their name's evocation of sleeping through the night adds a dreamlike, somnambulant quality to their black metal.

Dorn is a black/doom metal band from Frankfurt an der Oder, Germany, formed in 2018. They entwine black metal's cold fury with doom's suffocating weight.

Dornen is a black/sludge metal project from Baden-Württemberg formed in 2022, whose German name — meaning "thorns" — captures the piercing, abrasive character of their hybrid sound. Their fusion of black metal's tremolo intensity with sludge metal's crushing low-end creates a uniquely punishing sonic texture.

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.