Divine:Zero is a melodic death/groove metal band from Erkelenz, Germany, formed in 2021. They merge melodic death metal's hooks with groove metal's weight.

Dizident plays progressive melodic death metal and metalcore from Ploiesti in Wallachia, active since 2007 and channeling political and social dissidence through technically accomplished compositions. Their dissident name speaks to the rebellious spirit driving nearly two decades of genre-crossing extreme metal.

Dogma IVS is a melodic death metal and metalcore act from Goslar in the Harz Mountains, active since 1999 and among the longer-running bands bridging these two genres in Germany. Their quarter-century career spans the entire evolution of melodeath-influenced metalcore.

Dogmatic is a melodic death metal and thrash metal band from Sosnowiec, Poland, formed in 2023. The project channels aggressive melodeath and thrash from Upper Silesia.

Dogs of Gomorrah plays melodic death/thrash metal from Bremen, active since 2017 and channeling biblical destruction through aggressive, hook-laden compositions. Their name's reference to the doomed city adds apocalyptic weight to their riff-driven assault.

Domain of Decay is a melodic death metal/deathcore band from Kiel, Germany, active since 2013. They merge melodic death metal's hooks with deathcore's devastating breakdowns.

Dominia plays melodic death/gothic metal from Saint Petersburg, active since 2005 and among the city's most established extreme metal acts. Their two decades of output blend Gothenburg-style melodeath with dark, romantic gothic atmosphere from Russia's cultural capital.

Doom Rot plays melodic death metal from Moscow, active since 2019. Their decay-themed name contrasts with the melodic beauty they weave through aggressive death metal frameworks, creating compositions that find brightness within decomposition.

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.