Distant is a symphonic folk black metal band from Uddevalla, Sweden, formed in 2017. The project blends folk and symphonic elements with black metal.

Dol Amroth is a Greek project from Athens that has evolved through multiple genres, from black metal and ambient through avant-garde folk rock to electronic and EDM. The project's stylistic diversity reflects a restless creative vision spanning extreme metal and experimental music.

Dordeduh plays atmospheric and progressive folk/black metal from Timisoara, formed in 2010 by former members of Negura Bunget and carrying forward that legendary band's vision of Transylvanian black metal infused with traditional Romanian folk elements. Their music weaves acoustic folk passages and ethnic instruments through expansive, spiritually charged black metal compositions that rank among Romania's most distinctive extreme metal output.

A melodic black metal band from Tyrol, Austria, formed in 1996 by members who would also be known for their work in Summoning-adjacent circles, signed to Prophecy Productions. Their third album 'Her Von Welken Nächten' became a reference work in German-language metal, and their extensive discography traces an evolution from symphonic black metal through acoustic folk approaches, with lyrics drawing on Romantic poetry and nature mysticism.

Dothbogria is a pagan/folk metal band from Daugavpils in eastern Latvia, drawing on pre-Christian Baltic mythology and folk traditions to fuel their heavy, folklore-drenched compositions. Their sound weaves traditional instruments and chanted vocals through a metal framework rooted in the ancient Latvian and Lithuanian pagan heritage.

Downcast Twilight is a melodic death and folk metal project from Birmingham, founded in December 2015 by OG in collaboration with author Marios Koutsoukos, and signed to Stygian Crypt Productions by the end of 2016. Each release explores a different historical era and civilisation, as heard on Wrath of the Anunnaki, Under the Wings of the Aquila, and Alba gu Brath.

Drachenorden is a black and folk metal band from Krakow, Poland, formed in 2013. The project fuses black metal with folk elements from the Lesser Poland underground.

Dracunus is a Viking/folk metal band from Madrid, Spain, active since 2011. They channel Norse warrior spirit through folk metal from the heart of Iberia.

Draugen is a folk metal band from Keski-Suomi (Central Finland), active since 2011. They weave Finnish folk traditions through heavy metal.