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

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.

Darkmess is a melodic death metal and deathcore band from Budapest, Hungary, formed in 2019. The band fuse melodic death metal hooks with the aggression of modern deathcore.

Darkvoid is a melodic death metal and deathcore act from the Sicilian resort town of Taormina, founded in 2024 and blending crushing breakdowns with melodic guitar leads. Their sound sits at the modern intersection of extreme metal's heaviest and most accessible impulses.

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.

Dayum was a Viennese death metal and deathcore band active from 2016 to 2020, known for incorporating video game references into their music — albums Dark Souls (2017) and Ghost of Sparta (2019) drew directly from the FromSoftware and God of War franchises. The band dissolved in 2020, with members continuing under the name Spire of Lazarus.

Dead Puzzle is a death metal and deathcore band from Zhytomyr, Ukraine, formed in 2016. The project delivers punishing extreme metal from central Ukraine.

Dead Slut plays deathcore from Smolensk, active since 2012 and delivering provocative extremity from the historically contested border city between Russia and Belarus. Their deliberately offensive name matches the uncompromising brutality of their sonic assault.

Deadfreight of Soul is an Augsburg-based act blending melodic death metal with deathcore elements, pairing Gothenburg-inspired guitar harmonies with modern breakdowns and vocal versatility. Their poetic name — the dead weight carried by the soul — lends emotional depth to music that balances beauty with brutality.