Depersonalization is a depressive black metal and dark ambient project from Hungary, formed in 2020. The project explores themes of mental dissociation through the lens of DSBM and dark atmospheric textures.

Depriv plays depressive black metal from Caldas da Rainha, active since 2017 and channeling emotional deprivation into lo-fi, anguished compositions. Their truncated name mirrors the stripped-down, minimalist approach they bring to DSBM.

Descensvs is a depressive black metal band from Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, formed in 2020. They descend into despair through raw depressive black metal from the Canary Islands.

Desolate Tapes is a depressive black metal project from Finland, formed in 2018. They capture desolation through raw depressive black metal.

Despondent plays depressive black metal from Porto, active since 2008 and channeling nearly two decades of despair into raw, emotionally devastating compositions. Their name's clinical description of hopelessness translates directly into music that makes no attempt to comfort.

Dinkxn is a depressive black metal project from Vilnius formed in 2023, channeling raw emotional anguish through lo-fi, minimalist black metal. Their cryptic name and bleak aesthetic place them in the tradition of bedroom DSBM projects that prioritize cathartic expression over production values.

Dispnea is a depressive black metal band from Naples, Italy, formed in 2019. The project's name, meaning 'breathlessness,' reflects its suffocating and anguished approach to atmospheric black metal.

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.