Death Comes in Waves started as a melodic death/thrash metal band in Recklinghausen before evolving toward melodic black/death metal, tracing a darkening arc through their catalog. Their oceanic name captures the rhythmic, cyclical nature of their music — aggression that ebbs and surges like tidal forces.

Deathcvlt crafts melodic black/death metal from the Adriatic port of Ancona, balancing the darkness of extreme metal with carefully constructed melodic passages. Their stylized name signals allegiance to the underground while their music demonstrates a sophisticated grasp of melody within brutality.

Deathsaint is a melodic black and death metal band from the Minsk/Novalukoml area of Belarus, active since 2013. Their sound weaves melodic passages through extreme metal frameworks, bridging the aggression of black metal with the harmonic richness of melodic death metal.

Deceitful Sorcery is a black and melodic black metal project from Graz, Styria, Austria, releasing music through Running Wild Productions. Their releases Of Battles and Recaption (2024) and Of Kings and Landscapes (2025) point to a project with thematic interests in warfare and landscape — comparable in atmosphere to other Styrian black metal acts such as Hellsaw and Varulv.

December Flower is a melodic black/death metal band from Diepholz, Germany, active since 2008. They blend the darkness of black metal with melodic death metal's emotional resonance.

December Moon is a symphonic/melodic black metal band from Ipswich, England, emerging in 2025. They deliver cold, symphonic black metal from East Anglia.

Def/Light is a melodic black and death metal band from Dnipro, Ukraine, formed in 2008. The project channels atmospheric extreme metal from the Dnieper River city.

Defilade is a melodic black metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2017. The band merge melodic sensibility with black metal intensity in their Hellenic extreme metal output.

Deilegium is a melodic black metal band from Tallinn, Estonia, active since 1994. With three decades of history, they are pioneering figures in the Estonian black metal scene.