Daius plays pagan black metal from Romania, active since 2021 and drawing on the pre-Christian Dacian heritage of the Carpathian region. Their pagan themes root their black metal in the ancient religious traditions that predated Roman colonization of the region.

Deathna River is a pagan melodic death metal band from Chernihiv, Ukraine, formed in 2017. Named after the Desna River, the project channels pagan themes through melodic death metal.

Demoterion is a death, folk, and pagan metal band from Teramo, in the Abruzzo region of Italy, formed in 2013. The project fuses death metal aggression with folk and pagan metal traditions rooted in Italian and ancient Mediterranean culture.

Depths of Despair is a pagan black metal band from Russia, formed in 2019. The project channels ancient pagan themes through atmospheric black metal.

Djur plays pagan black metal from Moscow, active since 1993 and among Russia's oldest pagan metal acts. Over three decades they've channeled Slavic folk traditions through black metal's aggressive framework, pioneering a distinctly Russian vision of pagan extremity.

Donnerhain is a pagan metal band from Ahlen, Germany, formed in 2024. They draw on Germanic pagan themes through heavy, folk-influenced metal.

Doomgiver is a black/death/pagan metal band from Brunswick, Germany, active since 2013. They weave pagan themes through a formidable blend of black and death metal.

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.

Drakwald is a pagan/melodic death metal band from Tours, France, active since 2014. They explore pagan themes through melodic death metal from the Loire Valley.