Daasha plays sludge and post-metal from Saransk in the Mordovia Republic, active since 2018 and crafting atmospheric, heavy compositions from deep in the Russian heartland. Their dynamic approach oscillates between post-metal's contemplative passages and sludge's crushing weight.

Danny, Champion of Nothing is an atmospheric sludge/post-metal band from Edinburgh, Scotland, active since 2013. They craft immersive, emotionally heavy sludge and post-metal from the Scottish capital.

Dark Is the Water is a stoner/doom/post-metal/rock band from Birmingham, England, formed in 2016. They blend multiple heavy styles into dark, aquatic soundscapes from the second city.

Darktrance is a black metal and post-metal band from Kyiv, Ukraine, formed in 2008. The project merges black metal with post-metal atmospheres from the Ukrainian capital.

Dawn on Sedna is a post-metal band from the Tuscan coastal town of Viareggio, named after the distant trans-Neptunian object and channeling similarly vast, cosmic atmospheres. Their sound unfolds in slow, cinematic arcs that build from quiet tension to crushing crescendos in the tradition of Isis and Neurosis.

Dawn to Come is a post-metal, progressive, and sludge metal band from Presov, Slovakia, formed in 2011. The project blends post-metal atmospheres with progressive and sludge elements.

Deafhex is a sludge/doom/post-metal band from Hamburg, Germany, formed in 2019. They create massive, slow-building walls of sound that merge sludge, doom, and post-metal into overwhelming heaviness.

Decabrist plays doom/post-metal from Moscow, active since 2018 and named after the Decembrist revolt of 1825 against the Russian autocracy. Their historical-revolutionary name frames their heavy, atmospheric compositions as acts of creative resistance.

Defying is a black, post-metal, and progressive metal band from Olsztyn, Poland, formed in 2014. The project blends black metal's darkness with post-metal atmospheres and progressive complexity.