DeadXhead plays thrash/progressive metal from Glazov in the Udmurt Republic, active since 2014 and merging thrash's velocity with progressive metal's structural ambition. Their music channels the remoteness of the Ural region into compositions that refuse to follow predictable paths.

Deafening Opera is a progressive metal/rock band from Munich, Germany, active since 2013. They craft ambitious progressive compositions that span metal and rock with cinematic scope.

Death Art is a death and progressive metal band from Alfonsine, in the Ravenna province of Emilia-Romagna, Italy, formed in 2012. The project blends the brutality of death metal with progressive metal's structural ambition.

Death Design is a progressive death metal band from Pori, Finland, formed in 2016. They architect death metal with progressive ambition from the Satakunta coast.

Death Dimensions is a progressive death metal band from Rivas-Vaciamadrid, Spain, active since 2014. They explore multiple dimensions of death metal through progressive songwriting.

Death Follows is a progressive metal project from Corfu, Greece, formed in 2019 by multi-instrumentalist Ser Don, who handles vocals, guitars, bass, composition, lyrics, and cover art. The 2021 album Glare & Evelyn combines gothic, blackened, and progressive death metal across fifteen tracks inspired by a fictional narrative the artist is developing.

Death Head is a progressive thrash metal band from Portsmouth, England, formed in 2018. They push thrash into progressive territory from the Hampshire coast.

Decathect is a progressive black/death metal band from Stuttgart, Germany, active since 2013. They push extreme metal into cerebral, progressive territory with ambitious compositions.

Decembrance is a progressive metal and gothic rock band from Frankfurt an der Oder, Germany, active since 2005. They merge progressive metal's complexity with the dark atmosphere of gothic rock across two decades of creativity.