Doloris Lacrima is a depressive black metal project from Cologne formed in 2024, whose Latin name — "tear of sorrow" — perfectly encapsulates the genre's core emotional vocabulary. Their music trades in the slow, anguished melancholy that defines DSBM at its most cathartic.

Drap is a depressive black metal project from Solingen, Germany, active since 2014. They explore despair and anguish through raw depressive black metal.

Drill plays depressive black metal from Russia, active since 2019 and boring through emotional defenses with relentless, anguished compositions. Their mechanical-tool name captures the repetitive, piercing quality of DSBM's most hypnotic strains.

Drowning in Negative is a depressive suicidal black metal project from Minsk, Belarus, specializing in atmospheric DSBM with extended, melancholic compositions. Their 2024 debut 'Sea of Depression' features sprawling tracks exceeding ten minutes, building oppressive emotional weight through slow, anguished passages.

Dwell in Solitude is a depressive black metal project from Italy, formed in 2019. The project channels anguished and isolationist black metal steeped in despair.

Dyderung is a depressive black metal project from Canterbury, England, formed in 2020 and formerly known as Led by Delusions. Their releases include the I Cannot Awaken demo, a 2020 split with Psuchagogoi titled The Last Dawn, Natural Decay, and False Awakening.

Dying Raven is a depressive black metal band from Chisinau, Moldova, formed in 2021. The project delivers anguished and sorrowful black metal from the Moldovan underground.

Dysfori is a depressive black metal band from Kristianstad, Sweden, formed in 2015. The project delivers anguished black metal from the Skane region.

Dyspne is a depressive black metal band from Sweden, formed in 2010. The project delivers anguished and sorrowful black metal.