Decerebrate is a death metal band from Flensburg, Germany, formed in 2020. They deliver brutal death metal from Germany's northernmost reaches.

Dechristianized plays death metal from Sicily, taking their name from Vital Remains' landmark album and signaling an allegiance to anti-religious extremity. Their Sicilian origins add a layer of cultural tension to music that directly confronts the island's deep Catholic heritage.

Decipher is a black/death metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2023, featuring guitarist-vocalist Kostas Gerochristos (Lucifer's Child), bassist Kostas Ragiadakos (Dephosphorus), and drummer Nodas Chatzopoulos. Their 2026 album Thelema, released through Transcending Obscurity Records, delivers steely, riff-focused black metal with melodic undertones across seven tracks.

Deciphered plays symphonic black/death metal from Dimitrovgrad in Ulyanovsk Oblast, active since 2017. Their code-breaking name suits music that layers orchestral complexity over extreme metal, creating compositions that reward repeated decoding.

Formed in June 2014 in Zwijndrecht, Declared Dead play blackened death-thrash with progressive death 'n' roll sensibilities, blending the extremity of black and death metal with the punch of thrash. Their prolific output — over a dozen releases including the 2016 debut Denounced and Defiled and the 2024 album Necrodeist on Sliptrick Records — showcases macabre lyrical themes and a relentless work ethic.

Decline is a band from Bilbao, Spain, active since 2010, whose sound evolved from industrial/gothic metal into death metal. Their evolution reflects a journey toward increasingly extreme heaviness.

Decline of Society plays melodic death metal from Belgium, active since 2013 and channeling social critique through the Gothenburg-influenced template of harmonized guitars and harsh vocals. Their politically charged name frames their melodic death metal as commentary on civilization's deterioration.

Declined is a technical death metal band from Crehange, France, formed in 2015. They play technically demanding death metal from Lorraine.

Decollated is a death/thrash metal band from Exeter, England, formed in 2017. They deliver beheading death/thrash from Devon.