Demoralizer plays death metal and deathcore from Harderwijk in Gelderland, active since 2021 and breaking spirits through devastating breakdowns and guttural vocals. Their name's psychological warfare dimension carries into music designed to crush the listener's resolve.

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.

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

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.

Depths of Black is a death metal and deathcore band from Chelyabinsk, Russia, formed in 2016. The project delivers punishing extreme metal from the Ural region.

A brutal death metal and deathcore band from Vienna, Austria, active from 2007 to 2010 before splitting up. Unsigned and independent during their run, they operated in Vienna's underground extreme metal scene at the height of deathcore's European wave.

Desolation of Eden is a deathcore band from Munich, Germany, formed in 2016. They unleash punishing deathcore breakdowns and extreme vocals from Bavaria's capital.

Desperate Times is a metalcore and deathcore band from Hlinsko, Czech Republic, formed in 2018. They deliver aggressive breakdowns and harsh vocals rooted in the crossover between metalcore and deathcore.

Devine Defilement is a death metal and deathcore band from Reykjavik, Iceland, formed in 2019. The band fuse the brutality of death metal with deathcore's modern aggression.