Departed is a deathcore act from Banja Luka in the Republika Srpska entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, delivering crushing breakdowns and guttural vocals from a region better known for turbo-folk than extreme metal. Their emergence speaks to deathcore's growing footprint across the Balkans.

Departed Souls plays death metal from Schoonebeek in Drenthe, active since 2014 and channeling the spirits of the dead through heavy, uncompromising compositions. Their remote, northeastern Dutch location adds genuine isolation to music already steeped in mortality.

Dephosphorus is a death/black metal and grindcore band from Athens, coined as "astrogrind" for their fusion of grindcore with science fiction and astronomy themes. Featuring guitarist Thanos Mantas, vocalist Panos Agoros, drummer John Votsis, and bassist Kostas Ragiadakos, their fifth album Planetoktonos (2025), mastered by James Plotkin, explores Dyson spheres and superintelligence inspired by The Expanse novels.

Depopulation is a brutal death metal/deathcore band from Selm, Germany, active since 2013. They combine slam-influenced brutality with deathcore's devastating breakdowns.

Deportation plays brutal death metal from Minsk, active since 2005 and among the longer-running extreme metal acts in Belarus. Their two decades of work have produced punishing, technically demanding death metal from a country whose underground scene remains largely unknown to Western audiences.

Depra plays death metal from Nis in southern Serbia, active since 2014 and delivering punishing extreme metal from the city that gave birth to Constantine the Great. Their abbreviated name drives compositions that get straight to the point — no frills, just brutality.

Depraved is a death metal and grindcore band from Sofia, Bulgaria, channeling raw aggression through a prolific run of demos, splits, and EPs. Rooted in the DIY underground, their output favors short, violent bursts of extremity over polish.

Depraved Will plays melodic deathcore from Eindhoven, active since 2020 and operating from the Dutch city that hosts the annual Dynamo metal festival. Their corrupted-willpower name drives compositions that balance melodic hooks with punishing breakdowns.

Depravement is a black/death metal band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2019. They deliver depraved extreme metal from the Finnish capital.