Diamonds Are Forever is a metalcore/deathcore band from Cluj-Napoca, active since 2011 and bringing modern extreme metal to Transylvania's largest city. Their James Bond-quoting name adds unexpected glamour to a sound built on crushing breakdowns and guttural vocals.

DieBartDie is a death metal and deathcore project from Hereford, England, created by A.D. Marcovecchio, who also performs as Ascaris. The project layers brutal slam and beatdown riffs over samples from The Simpsons, a tongue-in-cheek approach showcased on the 2023 compilation I Can't Believe I Ate the Whole Thing.

Dieversity is a melodic death metal and deathcore band from Arkhangelsk, Russia, formed in 2015. The project blends melodic death metal with deathcore from the Russian Arctic coast.

Dire End is a death metal/deathcore band from Bilbao, Spain, emerging in 2025. They bring fresh extremity to the Basque metal scene.

Disfigure the Pious is a brutal deathcore band from Nuremberg, Germany, active since 2014. They unleash devastating breakdowns and extreme brutality.

Dispassion is a deathcore band from Miskolc, Hungary, formed in 2017. The band fuse heavy breakdowns with death metal aggression in their modern extreme metal sound.

Dissocia is a progressive death metal/deathcore band from Spain, emerging in 2025. They push extreme metal into ambitious progressive territory.

Divine Hatred is a deathcore band from Sheffield, England, formed in 2020. Their discography spans several releases including Natural Order, Al Mumit, Moral Event Horizon, and Infections of a Pathogenic Message, each building on their aggressive deathcore foundation.

Divine Sins plays melodic death metal and deathcore from Hilversum, the Dutch media capital, active since 2009. Their oxymoronic name — sacred transgressions — frames their music as a paradox of beauty and brutality.