Dreamgrave is a progressive and gothic metal band from Szeged, Hungary, formed in 2009, featuring guitarist-vocalist Domotor Gyimesi, vocalist Maria Csanyi-Molnar, violinist Krisztina Baranyi, and a full six-piece lineup. Their releases from Deadborn Dreams (2009) through Presentiment (2014) to the Monuments EP (2017) explore progressive metal with symphonic, psychedelic, and avant-garde elements.

Drusus plays gothic metal and ambient from Romania, later relocating to Bad Nauheim in Germany. Named after the Roman general, their cross-continental identity mirrors a sound that bridges Eastern European melancholy with Western European gothic metal tradition.

Drvzka plays gothic metal from Sao Miguel in the Azores, active since 2021 and crafting darkly romantic compositions from the volcanic mid-Atlantic. Their Slavic-styled name adds an Eastern European mystique to music rooted in one of Europe's most remote islands.

Dusk Dwell is a doom, gothic, and symphonic metal band from Horlivka, Ukraine, formed in 2018. The project weaves gothic and symphonic elements with doom metal.

Dvoeverie is a gothic metal band from Niksic, Montenegro, formed in 2022. The project crafts dark and dramatic gothic metal atmospheres from the Montenegrin underground.

Dwell in Doom is a doom and gothic metal band from Sweden, formed in 2019. The project crafts dark doom/gothic atmospheres.

DXS is an industrial gothic/black metal band from Cannes, France, active since 2012. They merge industrial and gothic textures with black metal from the French Riviera.

Dxvxdxd Sxlf is a symphonic black/gothic metal band from Clermont-Ferrand, France, formed in 2018. Their cryptic name signals an enigmatic fusion of symphonic black and gothic metal.

Dying Days is an atmospheric gothic metal band from France, active since 2012. They explore dying days through atmospheric gothic metal.