A melodic black metal band from Tyrol, Austria, formed in 1996 by members who would also be known for their work in Summoning-adjacent circles, signed to Prophecy Productions. Their third album 'Her Von Welken Nächten' became a reference work in German-language metal, and their extensive discography traces an evolution from symphonic black metal through acoustic folk approaches, with lyrics drawing on Romantic poetry and nature mysticism.

Down Syndrome started as a death/thrash metal act in the remote Komi city of Pechora before evolving toward symphonic death/black metal. Their controversial name and dramatic stylistic evolution from straightforward aggression to orchestral extremity mark one of the more unusual arcs in Russian extreme metal.

Down to Hell is a symphonic melodic black metal band from Malacky, Slovakia, formed in 2014. The project layers symphonic grandeur over melodic black metal.

Draconian Reign is a symphonic deathcore band from Nottingham, self-described as hailing from "the cold heart of the United Kingdom." Their releases It Came from Hell (2022), Necromantic (2022), and Tragedy Eternal (2023) fuse symphonic grandeur with deathcore brutality.

Dracvlea Noctis is a symphonic black metal band from Murcia, Spain. They deliver vampiric symphonic black metal from southeastern Spain.

DragonHarp is a power and symphonic metal band from Milan, Italy, formed in 2016. The project delivers soaring power metal enriched with symphonic grandeur and fantasy themes.

Dragonland is a power and symphonic metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in 2023. The project delivers soaring power metal enriched with symphonic grandeur.

Dragonspell plays symphonic metal from Moscow, formed in 2022 and weaving dragon-fire fantasy themes through orchestral arrangements and heavy riffing. Their enchantment-of-dragons name captures the genre's fascination with the mythological and the epic.

A symphonic power metal band from Vienna, Austria, founded in 2007 from a studio rock opera project called The Dragonslayer Project by guitarist Daniel Stockinger and vocalist Siegfried Samer. They have released five studio albums, including 'Legends' (2012, via Limb Music) and 'Hic Svnt Dracones' (2024), the latter charting at number 33 on the Austrian albums chart.