Darchaic is a melodic death metal band from Galanta, Slovakia, formed in 2014. The project channels emotionally charged melodic death metal.

Dare to War plays melodic death/doom metal from Samara on the Volga, active since 2017 and channeling martial courage through compositions that balance melodic beauty with crushing heaviness. Their challenge-to-combat name drives music that stands its ground between aggression and sorrow.

Dargolf Metzgore is a deathcore band from Waiblingen, Germany, active since 2007. Their releases including "The Path to Madness" and "Blood Rush" deliver bone-crushing breakdowns and visceral heaviness.

Dargonomel plays black/death metal from Kirov in the Ural Federal District, active since 2017. Their fantastical name evokes something ancient and monstrous, matching compositions that merge black metal's atmospheric darkness with death metal's crushing physicality.

Dargoth is a melodic death metal band from Kyiv, Ukraine, formed in 2010. The project delivers emotionally charged melodic death metal from the Ukrainian capital.

Dargothar is a melodic death metal band from Ukraine, formed in 2016. The project channels Scandinavian-influenced melodic death metal.

Darisam emerges from Ferrara wielding blackened death metal that marries tremolo-heavy black metal riffing with the low-end brutality of death metal. Their sound occupies the volatile intersection where blast beats and blackened atmosphere collide with guttural vocal punishment.

Dark Absence is a melodic death metal trio from Würzburg, Germany, formed in mid-2022. Their self-titled 2024 debut creates dark, melancholic soundscapes in the tradition of Gothenburg melodeath pioneers like Dark Tranquillity and Soilwork.

Dark Acception is a death/black metal band from Barth, Germany, formed in 2018. They forge a sinister blend of death and black metal drawn from the depths of the German underground.