D-Fense is a power metal band from Frankfurt, Germany, formed in 2022. They deliver high-energy power metal with soaring melodies and driving rhythms.

D-Lusion is a progressive/power metal band from Munich, Germany, active since 2013. They combine the technicality of progressive metal with the melodic power and energy of the power metal tradition.

Daedric Tales is a Viennese power and symphonic metal band founded in 2009 by guitarist Yra, built around the world of The Elder Scrolls video game franchise. Their three full-lengths — Hircine's Call (2013), Cult of Ashes (2016), and The Divine Menace (2017) — pair female-fronted vocals with dense orchestration and choir arrangements, treating each song as a standalone narrative set within the game's lore.

Daegonian is a Bari-based act whose 2024 debut Through the Great Beyond plunges into Lovecraftian cosmic horror, with tracks named after H.P. Lovecraft's mythos like "At the Mountains of Madness" and "The Court of Azathoth." Originally rooted in symphonic power metal, they shifted toward a heavier symphonic black/death metal sound built around expansive, narrative-driven songwriting.

Dakesis is a progressive/power metal band from Birmingham, active since 2009 and emerging from the same city that gave birth to heavy metal itself. Their compositions blend the technical ambition of progressive metal with power metal's soaring melodies, creating an accessible yet sophisticated sound rooted in Birmingham's legendary metal heritage.

Dargoron plays power/progressive metal from Smederevo, the medieval Serbian fortress city, active since 2010. Their music combines power metal's melodic drive with progressive complexity, drawing thematic inspiration from the rich history of the Danube region.

Dark Aevum plays power/progressive metal from Deva in Transylvania, active since 2006 and whose Latin-inspired name — evoking a dark age — sets the stage for ambitious, narrative-driven compositions. Their two decades of work from the Transylvanian highlands have produced a substantial catalog of technically accomplished metal.

Dark Forest is a heavy/power metal band from Dudley, England, active since 2011. They deliver epic, folk-tinged heavy/power metal from the Black Country.

Dark Hill is a heavy/power metal band from Madrid, active since 2016 and delivering the galloping rhythms and soaring vocals that define European power metal. Their summit-evoking name captures the genre's aspirational quality — music that climbs toward epic heights.