Darrva is a death metal band from Jelgava in Latvia, active since 2013 and contributing to the Baltic region's quietly growing extreme metal underground. Their sound channels the cold, flat landscapes of Latvia's countryside into focused, punishing death metal.

Darth is a death metal band from Hagen, Germany, formed in 2015. They deliver crushing, unrelenting death metal with a formidable low-end heaviness.

Dartropia is a funeral doom/death metal project from the Grand Est region of eastern France, active since 2014 and crafting glacially paced compositions of immense weight and sorrow. Their sound belongs to metal's slowest subgenre, where each note hangs in the air like a requiem.

Das Letzte is a melodic death/gothic metal band from the Cambs/Schwerin area of Germany, formed in 2022. They fuse the melodic hooks of Gothenburg-style death metal with gothic metal's dark romanticism.

Dauntless is a death/thrash metal band from Helsinki, Finland, active since 2007. They deliver fearless death/thrash metal with nearly two decades of experience.

Dauthuz is a death metal band from Zaanstad, Netherlands, formed in 2005. The project has delivered two decades of aggressive death metal from the Zaan region north of Amsterdam.

Davinchi plays metalcore and deathcore from Saint Petersburg, active since 2021 and adding Renaissance-genius naming to crushing breakdowns and guttural vocals. Their deliberately misspelled tribute to da Vinci hints at ambition beyond the genre's typical boundaries.

Dawn of Decline is a death metal band from Paris, France, active since 2010. They deliver declining death metal darkness from the French capital.

Dawn of Demise is a death metal band from Silkeborg, Denmark, formed in 2022. They deliver brutal, uncompromising death metal from central Jutland.