D.R.Y. is a death metal band from Paris, France, formed in 2015. They deliver parched death metal from the French capital.

D.T.W. is a death metal and grindcore band from Nova Gorica, Slovenia, formed in 2018. The project delivers savage grinding death metal from the Italian border.

Dacast is a progressive death metal/deathcore band from Paris, France, active since 2012. They push deathcore into progressive death metal territory.

Daedrica is a death/groove/black metal band from Mieres in Asturias, active since 2013 and fusing three of extreme metal's most aggressive genres into a versatile hybrid. Their Elder Scrolls-referencing name hints at a fantasy-influenced imagination beneath the multi-layered brutality.

Daegonian is a Bari-based act whose 2024 debut Through the Great Beyond plunges into Lovecraftian cosmic horror, with tracks named after H.P. Lovecraft's mythos like "At the Mountains of Madness" and "The Court of Azathoth." Originally rooted in symphonic power metal, they shifted toward a heavier symphonic black/death metal sound built around expansive, narrative-driven songwriting.

Daemon is a death metal and hardcore hybrid band from Antwerp, Belgium, whose 2016 debut EP Begotten Ruin introduced six tracks of death/black-infused hardcore. The record features a guest appearance from Cedric of Legion to Kill and signals a band intent on blurring the boundary between extreme metal and hardcore's visceral physicality.

Daemona is a death metal band from Ipswich, England, formed in 2015. They deliver demonic death metal from East Anglia.

Daemonarchy crawls out of Crema in the province of Cremona with a savage fusion of raw black and death metal that prioritizes atmosphere and filth over technical precision. Their lo-fi, cavernous sound draws from the most abrasive corners of the Italian underground extreme metal scene.

Daemoniac hails from Milan and has released several records including Dwellers of Apocalypse and Spawn Of The Fallen, plus a cover of Brain Dead's "From the Ecstasy." Their death metal trades in dark, punishing riffage and occult-tinged imagery that nods to the classic Swedish and Italian death metal lineages.